| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
December 28, 2023 |
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| Cloudy,
Heavy Rain and Fog, Windy, Continued Very Warm |
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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 28, 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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49 |
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43 |
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41 |
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+8 |
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56 |
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in |
2011 |
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15 |
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in |
2017 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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42 |
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25 |
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27 |
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+15 |
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43 |
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2008 |
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3 |
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1896 |
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| Average Temperature |
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46 |
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34 |
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34 |
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+12 |
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48 |
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2008 |
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12 |
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2017 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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47.3 |
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41.9 |
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43.5 |
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+3.8 |
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54.8 |
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2015 |
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30.4 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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34.9 |
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29.2 |
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30.4 |
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+4.5 |
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42.3 |
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2015 |
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14.1 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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41.3 |
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35.8 |
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36.9 |
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+4.4 |
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48.9 |
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2015 |
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22.5 |
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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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35 |
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22 |
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16 |
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+19 |
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-11 |
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1952 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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19 |
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31 |
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31 |
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-12 |
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53 |
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2017 |
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17 |
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2008 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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663 |
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818 |
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785 |
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-122 |
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1191 |
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1989 |
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452 |
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2015 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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1604 |
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1639 |
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1775 |
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-171 |
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2375 |
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1904 |
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1247 |
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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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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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48 |
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36 |
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33 |
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+15 |
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54 |
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in |
2018 |
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2 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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41 |
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18 |
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18 |
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+23 |
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41 |
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2023 |
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-9 |
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2017 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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45 |
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27 |
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25 |
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+20 |
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45 |
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2023 |
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-4 |
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2017 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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40.7 |
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34.9 |
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34.4 |
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+6.3 |
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49.8 |
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2015 |
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15.1 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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29.3 |
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21.1 |
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18.9 |
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+10.4 |
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36.8 |
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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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35.3 |
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28.3 |
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26.6 |
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+8.6 |
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43.5 |
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2015 |
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6.9 |
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1989 |
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| Precipitation |
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.90 |
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.00 |
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.14 |
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+.76 |
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2.75 |
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1967 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.15 |
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.00 |
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.41 |
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1967 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.11 |
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.00 |
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.14 |
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2018 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.45 |
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.00 |
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2.17 |
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2011 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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5.59 |
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4.66 |
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4.14 |
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+1.45 |
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9.28 |
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1936 |
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.56 |
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1955 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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54.64 |
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42.47 |
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45.57 |
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+9.07 |
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65.49 |
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1983 |
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27.66 |
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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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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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5.6 |
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1990 |
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| Snow
Depth |
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0 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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15 |
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1947 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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1.5 |
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5.6 |
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-5.5 |
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21.7 |
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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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0.1 |
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6.2 |
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+6.2 |
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22.9 |
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1904 |
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0.0 |
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2015 |
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December 28, 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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82% |
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85% |
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+14% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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46% |
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1952 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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98% |
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65% |
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56% |
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+42% |
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98% |
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2023 |
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18% |
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2003 |
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| Average Humidity |
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99% |
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74% |
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70% |
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+28% |
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99% |
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2023 |
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44% |
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1991 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.92 |
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30.34 |
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30.17 |
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-00.25 |
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30.78 |
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1992 |
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29.63 |
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1976 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.63 |
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30.25 |
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29.86 |
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-00.23 |
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30.58 |
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1992 |
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29.20 |
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1969 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.78 |
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30.30 |
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30.02 |
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-00.24 |
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30.68 |
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1992 |
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29.44 |
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1969 |
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| Average
Wind |
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13.5 |
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5.4 |
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8.0 |
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+5.5 |
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17.6 |
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1969 |
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2.7 |
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1958 |
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| Direction |
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N |
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SW |
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NW |
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NW |
SSW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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29 |
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+3 |
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53 |
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1969 |
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9 |
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2003 |
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| Direction |
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N |
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SW |
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WNW |
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NW |
N |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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48.2 |
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42.4 |
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43.8 |
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+4.4 |
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50.4 |
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2015 |
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38.8 |
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2010 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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47.5 |
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39.6 |
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41.4 |
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+6.1 |
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47.5 |
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2023 |
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34.9 |
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2000 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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47.9 |
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41.0 |
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42.6 |
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+5.3 |
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48.7 |
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2015 |
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37.5 |
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2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:10:53 AM |
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6:41:20 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:22:18 PM |
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4:52:22 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:11:25 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 28, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for December 28 |
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| Weather History For December 28 |
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