| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
December 20, 2023 |
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| Clear,
Windy, Dry and Colder |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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December 20, 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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41 |
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41 |
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42 |
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-1 |
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58 |
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in |
1957 |
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11 |
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1942 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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30 |
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29 |
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29 |
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+1 |
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51 |
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1957 |
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-6 |
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1942 |
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| Average Temperature |
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36 |
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35 |
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36 |
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+0 |
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55 |
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in |
1957 |
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3 |
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in |
1942 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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48.1 |
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44.1 |
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44.4 |
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+3.7 |
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53.3 |
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2015 |
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31.6 |
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1904 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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35.5 |
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33.0 |
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31.3 |
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+4.2 |
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40.9 |
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2015 |
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16.4 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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42.1 |
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38.8 |
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37.8 |
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+4.3 |
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47.4 |
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2015 |
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24.9 |
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in |
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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20 |
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19 |
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15 |
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+5 |
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-21 |
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1942 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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29 |
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30 |
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29 |
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+0 |
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62 |
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1942 |
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10 |
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1957 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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459 |
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524 |
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543 |
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-84 |
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802 |
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1989 |
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352 |
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2015 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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1400 |
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1345 |
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1533 |
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-133 |
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2098 |
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1904 |
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1147 |
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2015 |
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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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26 |
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26 |
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35 |
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-9 |
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56 |
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2002 |
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-1 |
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1983 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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20 |
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20 |
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20 |
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+0 |
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45 |
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1957 |
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-17 |
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1955 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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23 |
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23 |
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27 |
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-4 |
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49 |
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1957 |
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-8 |
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1955 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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41.3 |
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37.6 |
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35.5 |
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+5.8 |
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47.6 |
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2015 |
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18.0 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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29.8 |
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24.8 |
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20.3 |
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+9.5 |
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35.4 |
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2015 |
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-0.2 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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35.8 |
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31.5 |
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27.9 |
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+7.9 |
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41.7 |
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2015 |
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8.9 |
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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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1.48 |
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2002 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.49 |
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2002 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.01 |
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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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.00 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.63 |
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3.55 |
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3.01 |
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+1.62 |
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9.27 |
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1936 |
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.27 |
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1998 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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53.68 |
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41.36 |
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44.44 |
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+9.24 |
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63.81 |
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1983 |
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27.14 |
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1965 |
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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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16.0 |
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2009 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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14 |
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1904 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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1.5 |
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3.6 |
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-3.5 |
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21.3 |
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1981 |
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0.0 |
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2015 |
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| Season Snow |
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0.1 |
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1.5 |
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4.2 |
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+4.2 |
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21.3 |
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1898 |
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0.0 |
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2015 |
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December 20, 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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79% |
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77% |
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84% |
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-5% |
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100% |
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2002 |
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44% |
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1955 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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47% |
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55% |
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56% |
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-9% |
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90% |
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1987 |
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22% |
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1962 |
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| Average Humidity |
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63% |
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66% |
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70% |
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-7% |
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95% |
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1987 |
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35% |
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1955 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.31 |
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30.40 |
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30.19 |
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+00.12 |
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30.97 |
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1990 |
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29.50 |
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1995 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.19 |
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30.18 |
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29.87 |
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+00.32 |
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30.42 |
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1979 |
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29.09 |
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1934 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.25 |
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30.29 |
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30.03 |
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+00.22 |
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30.60 |
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1990 |
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29.43 |
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1995 |
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| Average
Wind |
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10.5 |
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9.6 |
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8.1 |
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+2.4 |
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17.5 |
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2009 |
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2.2 |
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1993 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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NNW |
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WNW |
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NW |
SW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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31 |
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+6 |
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48 |
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1970 |
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9 |
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2020 |
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| Direction |
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N |
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NNW |
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NNW |
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WNW |
NNW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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47.5 |
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44.8 |
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45.2 |
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+2.3 |
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50.7 |
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2006 |
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40.8 |
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2019 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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45.7 |
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42.3 |
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42.6 |
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+3.2 |
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47.3 |
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2015 |
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37.9 |
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2019 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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46.6 |
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43.6 |
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43.9 |
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+2.7 |
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48.9 |
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2011 |
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39.4 |
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2019 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:07:35 AM |
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6:38:06 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:17:34 PM |
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4:47:34 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:09:59 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 20, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for December 20 |
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| Weather History For December 20 |
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