| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday,
December 9, 2023 |
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| Partly Cloudy
early, Mostly Cloudy Day to Cloudy & Fog PM, Light Winds, Warmer |
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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 9, 2023 |
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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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52 |
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45 |
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45 |
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+7 |
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65 |
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in |
1991 |
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12 |
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1902 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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37 |
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32 |
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32 |
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+5 |
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47 |
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1923 |
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-4 |
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1902 |
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| Average Temperature |
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45 |
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39 |
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38 |
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+7 |
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55 |
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in |
1991 |
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4 |
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1902 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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46.0 |
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50.2 |
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45.8 |
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+0.2 |
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56.3 |
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1998 |
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32.8 |
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1910 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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35.1 |
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36.7 |
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32.8 |
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+2.3 |
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43.3 |
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1998 |
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14.8 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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40.8 |
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43.7 |
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39.1 |
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+1.7 |
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50.0 |
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1998 |
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25.0 |
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1989 |
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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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37 |
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23 |
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20 |
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+17 |
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-12 |
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1902 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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20 |
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26 |
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27 |
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-7 |
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61 |
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in |
1902 |
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10 |
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in |
1991 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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218 |
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192 |
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233 |
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-15 |
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360 |
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1989 |
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135 |
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1998 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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1159 |
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1013 |
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1223 |
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-64 |
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1646 |
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1904 |
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947 |
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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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in |
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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49 |
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30 |
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37 |
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+12 |
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57 |
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in |
2019 |
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6 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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36 |
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10 |
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23 |
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+13 |
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43 |
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1966 |
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-10 |
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1968 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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43 |
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20 |
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30 |
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+13 |
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48 |
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2019 |
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-1 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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40.6 |
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44.6 |
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37.4 |
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+3.2 |
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48.3 |
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1982 |
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19.2 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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31.7 |
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28.7 |
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22.6 |
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+9.1 |
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35.6 |
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2001 |
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-3.8 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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36.3 |
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36.8 |
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30.0 |
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+6.4 |
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41.4 |
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2001 |
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7.7 |
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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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1.94 |
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2019 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.32 |
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2009 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.18 |
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2019 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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1.48 |
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2019 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.94 |
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1.83 |
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1.35 |
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-.41 |
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4.37 |
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1996 |
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.00 |
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1988 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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49.99 |
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39.64 |
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42.78 |
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+7.21 |
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61.79 |
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1983 |
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25.40 |
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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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2.7 |
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1958 |
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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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13 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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0.0 |
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1.4 |
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-1.3 |
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17.0 |
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1981 |
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0.0 |
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2022 |
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| Season Snow |
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0.1 |
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0.0 |
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2.0 |
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+2.0 |
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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 9, 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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99% |
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79% |
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88% |
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+11% |
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100% |
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2013 |
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52% |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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84% |
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25% |
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57% |
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+27% |
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96% |
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2014 |
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23% |
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1989 |
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| Average Humidity |
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92% |
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52% |
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73% |
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+19% |
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98% |
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2014 |
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38% |
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1989 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.29 |
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30.25 |
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30.21 |
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+00.08 |
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30.74 |
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1936 |
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29.43 |
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1981 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.12 |
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30.17 |
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29.86 |
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+00.26 |
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30.31 |
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2007 |
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29.18 |
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2009 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.21 |
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30.21 |
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30.04 |
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+00.17 |
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30.44 |
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2002 |
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29.36 |
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1981 |
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| Average
Wind |
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4.9 |
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11.8 |
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7.3 |
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-2.4 |
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13.5 |
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1981 |
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0.7 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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N |
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WNW |
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NW |
NNW |
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| High Wind
Gust |
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20 |
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-5 |
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62 |
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2005 |
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7 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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N |
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NNW |
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NNW |
NW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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49.8 |
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49.8 |
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47.3 |
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+2.5 |
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52.2 |
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2011 |
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42.2 |
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2010 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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46.2 |
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46.9 |
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44.4 |
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+1.8 |
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50.1 |
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2011 |
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38.9 |
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2002 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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48.0 |
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48.4 |
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45.9 |
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+2.1 |
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51.2 |
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2011 |
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41.0 |
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2010 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:59:38 AM |
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6:30:31 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:14:53 PM |
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4:44:29 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:15:15 |
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| Hour-by-Hour
Weather For December 9, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for December 9 |
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| Weather History For December 9 |
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