| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday,
December 24, 2023 |
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| Cloudy, Light
Sprinkles & Fog PM, Very 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 24, 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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48 |
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17 |
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41 |
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+7 |
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67 |
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2015 |
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17 |
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2022 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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38 |
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8 |
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28 |
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+10 |
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54 |
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2015 |
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2 |
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1943 |
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| Average Temperature |
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43 |
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13 |
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35 |
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+8 |
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61 |
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2015 |
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11 |
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1943 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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46.9 |
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43.2 |
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44.0 |
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+2.9 |
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54.5 |
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2015 |
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31.0 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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34.1 |
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30.7 |
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30.8 |
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+3.3 |
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42.0 |
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2015 |
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14.7 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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40.7 |
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37.2 |
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37.3 |
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+3.4 |
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48.6 |
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2015 |
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23.1 |
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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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37 |
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-9 |
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18 |
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+19 |
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-17 |
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1975 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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22 |
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52 |
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30 |
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-8 |
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54 |
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1943 |
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4 |
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2015 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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583 |
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667 |
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662 |
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-79 |
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1006 |
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1989 |
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394 |
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2015 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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1524 |
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1488 |
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1652 |
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-128 |
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2234 |
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1904 |
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1189 |
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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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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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45 |
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9 |
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34 |
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+11 |
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64 |
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2015 |
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6 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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35 |
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-2 |
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19 |
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+16 |
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54 |
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2015 |
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-11 |
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1975 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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40 |
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4 |
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26 |
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+14 |
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59 |
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2015 |
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-1 |
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1975 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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39.6 |
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37.0 |
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34.9 |
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+4.6 |
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49.4 |
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2015 |
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15.5 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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27.7 |
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22.8 |
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19.6 |
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+8.1 |
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37.0 |
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2015 |
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-1.3 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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33.9 |
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30.2 |
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27.3 |
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+6.6 |
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43.4 |
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2015 |
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7.1 |
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1989 |
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| Precipitation |
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T |
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T |
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.14 |
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-.14 |
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1.83 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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T |
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.00 |
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.45 |
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1994 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.24 |
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2015 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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1.77 |
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2015 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.63 |
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4.66 |
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3.58 |
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+1.05 |
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9.27 |
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1936 |
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.45 |
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1943 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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53.68 |
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42.47 |
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45.01 |
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+8.67 |
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65.27 |
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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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T |
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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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7.2 |
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1912 |
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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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16 |
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2009 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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1.5 |
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4.5 |
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-4.4 |
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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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5.1 |
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+5.1 |
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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 24, 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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73% |
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88% |
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+11% |
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100% |
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2015 |
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56% |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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87% |
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58% |
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59% |
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+28% |
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98% |
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2014 |
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26% |
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1999 |
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| Average Humidity |
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93% |
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66% |
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73% |
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+20% |
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99% |
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2014 |
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46% |
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1999 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.45 |
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29.82 |
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30.16 |
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+00.29 |
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30.68 |
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1949 |
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29.59 |
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1994 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.39 |
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29.46 |
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29.80 |
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+00.59 |
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30.52 |
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1959 |
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29.19 |
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1968 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.42 |
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29.64 |
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29.98 |
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+00.44 |
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30.58 |
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1959 |
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29.41 |
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1968 |
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| Average
Wind |
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1.3 |
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12.0 |
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7.7 |
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-6.4 |
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18.5 |
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1994 |
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1.3 |
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2023 |
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| Direction |
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E |
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W |
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W |
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NNE |
E |
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| High Wind
Gust |
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7 |
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30 |
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-19 |
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61 |
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1994 |
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7 |
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2023 |
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| Direction |
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SE |
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WSW |
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WNW |
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NNE |
SE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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47.3 |
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45.9 |
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44.7 |
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+2.6 |
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51.5 |
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2015 |
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40.3 |
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2019 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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45.1 |
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39.0 |
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42.2 |
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+2.9 |
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50.3 |
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2015 |
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37.0 |
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2019 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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46.2 |
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42.5 |
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43.5 |
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+2.7 |
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50.9 |
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2015 |
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38.7 |
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2019 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:09:32 AM |
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6:39:59 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:19:40 PM |
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4:49:42 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:10:08 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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Record breaking low Average Wind and Low Wind
Gust |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 24, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for December 24 |
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| Weather History For December 24 |
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