| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday,
December 5, 2023 |
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| Partly
Cloudy early then Cloudy and Colder |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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December 5, 2023 |
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Record |
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Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Norm |
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Depart |
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Highest |
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Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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44 |
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49 |
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46 |
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-2 |
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67 |
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2001 |
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24 |
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1901 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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33 |
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29 |
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33 |
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+0 |
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51 |
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2001 |
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6 |
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1926 |
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| Average Temperature |
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39 |
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39 |
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39 |
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+0 |
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59 |
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2001 |
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18 |
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1926 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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49.8 |
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47.8 |
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46.4 |
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+3.4 |
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58.6 |
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2001 |
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32.2 |
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1896 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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41.0 |
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33.0 |
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33.4 |
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+7.6 |
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43.8 |
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2001 |
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13.6 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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45.6 |
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40.6 |
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39.6 |
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+6.0 |
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51.6 |
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2001 |
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23.8 |
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1976 |
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| High Heat Index |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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28 |
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29 |
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22 |
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+6 |
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-1 |
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1926 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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26 |
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26 |
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26 |
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+0 |
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47 |
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1926 |
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6 |
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2001 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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97 |
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122 |
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127 |
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-30 |
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206 |
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1976 |
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67 |
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2001 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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1038 |
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943 |
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1117 |
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-79 |
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1498 |
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1904 |
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878 |
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2011 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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in |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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3 |
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2022 |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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726 |
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784 |
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+117 |
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871 |
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2020 |
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290 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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38 |
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44 |
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38 |
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+0 |
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58 |
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in |
1994 |
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3 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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28 |
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24 |
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24 |
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+4 |
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46 |
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2001 |
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-4 |
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1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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33 |
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34 |
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31 |
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+2 |
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50 |
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1951 |
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-1 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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45.2 |
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41.8 |
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38.2 |
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+7.0 |
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51.4 |
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1982 |
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14.0 |
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1976 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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38.2 |
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25.4 |
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23.5 |
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+14.7 |
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39.0 |
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1982 |
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-3.8 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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41.8 |
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33.8 |
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30.9 |
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+10.9 |
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45.2 |
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in |
1982 |
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6.6 |
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1989 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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-.15 |
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2.81 |
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1993 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.71 |
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1993 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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2020 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.58 |
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2020 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.93 |
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.52 |
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.75 |
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+.18 |
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3.48 |
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1893 |
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.00 |
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2011 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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49.98 |
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38.33 |
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42.18 |
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+7.80 |
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61.39 |
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1983 |
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24.18 |
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1957 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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8.3 |
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2002 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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-0 |
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4 |
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1901 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.6 |
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-0.6 |
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9.6 |
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2002 |
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0.0 |
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2023 |
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| Season Snow |
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0.0 |
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1.2 |
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-1.2 |
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19.5 |
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1898 |
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0.0 |
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2022 |
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December 5, 2023 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Norm |
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Depart |
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Highest |
Lowest |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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85% |
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91% |
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86% |
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-1% |
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100% |
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2013 |
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53% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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62% |
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57% |
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56% |
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+6% |
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96% |
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1972 |
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23% |
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1989 |
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| Average Humidity |
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74% |
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74% |
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71% |
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+2% |
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98% |
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1972 |
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42% |
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1989 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.04 |
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30.37 |
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30.16 |
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-00.12 |
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30.77 |
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1971 |
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29.30 |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.78 |
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30.20 |
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29.82 |
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-00.04 |
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30.52 |
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2015 |
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29.01 |
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1968 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.91 |
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30.29 |
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29.99 |
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-00.08 |
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30.58 |
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2015 |
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29.16 |
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1968 |
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| Average
Wind |
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7.4 |
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4.6 |
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8.1 |
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-0.7 |
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18.5 |
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1961 |
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2.4 |
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1963 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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S |
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NW |
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W |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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20 |
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27 |
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1957 |
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12 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NW |
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NNW |
N |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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50.4 |
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50.2 |
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48.7 |
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+1.7 |
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52.0 |
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2001 |
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43.9 |
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2007 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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48.0 |
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48.6 |
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46.1 |
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+1.9 |
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50.9 |
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2001 |
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40.3 |
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2007 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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49.2 |
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49.4 |
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47.4 |
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+1.8 |
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51.5 |
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2001 |
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42.1 |
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2007 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:55:57 AM |
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6:27:02 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:15:05 PM |
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4:44:25 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:19:08 |
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None |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 5, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for December 5 |
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| Weather History For December 5 |
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