| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday,
December 31, 2023 |
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| Cloudy and
Cooler |
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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 31, 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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39 |
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56 |
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40 |
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-1 |
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57 |
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1936 |
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9 |
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1962 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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34 |
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44 |
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27 |
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+7 |
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44 |
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2022 |
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-5 |
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in |
1917 |
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| Average Temperature |
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37 |
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50 |
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33 |
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+4 |
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50 |
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2022 |
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3 |
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1962 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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46.9 |
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43.0 |
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43.2 |
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+3.7 |
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54.0 |
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2015 |
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30.8 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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35.1 |
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30.3 |
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30.0 |
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+5.0 |
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41.4 |
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2015 |
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14.6 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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41.3 |
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36.9 |
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36.5 |
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+4.7 |
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48.0 |
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2015 |
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22.9 |
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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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28 |
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42 |
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14 |
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+14 |
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-26 |
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1962 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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28 |
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15 |
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32 |
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-4 |
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62 |
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1962 |
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15 |
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2022 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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736 |
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872 |
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880 |
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-144 |
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1304 |
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in |
1989 |
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527 |
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2015 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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1677 |
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1693 |
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1870 |
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-193 |
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2476 |
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1904 |
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1322 |
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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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31 |
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55 |
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33 |
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-2 |
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55 |
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in |
2022 |
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-5 |
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1962 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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26 |
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44 |
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17 |
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+9 |
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44 |
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2022 |
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-18 |
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1962 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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29 |
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50 |
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25 |
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+4 |
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50 |
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2022 |
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-12 |
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1962 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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40.6 |
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36.0 |
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33.9 |
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+6.6 |
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49.3 |
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2015 |
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16.6 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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29.5 |
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22.6 |
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18.4 |
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+11.1 |
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35.9 |
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2015 |
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0.1 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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35.4 |
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29.5 |
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26.2 |
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+9.2 |
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42.8 |
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2015 |
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8.3 |
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1989 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.58 |
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.13 |
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-.13 |
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1.37 |
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1906 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.10 |
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.18 |
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1989 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.06 |
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.10 |
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2007 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.22 |
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.64 |
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2018 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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5.76 |
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5.24 |
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4.53 |
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+1.23 |
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9.94 |
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1936 |
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.58 |
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1955 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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54.81 |
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43.05 |
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45.96 |
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+8.85 |
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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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5.1 |
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2008 |
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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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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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6.5 |
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-6.4 |
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23.5 |
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2009 |
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T |
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2011 |
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| Season Snow |
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0.1 |
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0.1 |
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7.1 |
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+7.1 |
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23.7 |
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1904 |
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T |
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1999 |
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December 31, 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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82% |
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99% |
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85% |
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-3% |
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100% |
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2021 |
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57% |
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1955 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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67% |
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95% |
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55% |
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+12% |
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97% |
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2021 |
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22% |
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1991 |
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| Average Humidity |
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75% |
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97% |
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70% |
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+4% |
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99% |
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2021 |
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41% |
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1991 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.98 |
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30.20 |
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30.18 |
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-00.20 |
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30.76 |
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1991 |
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29.59 |
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1976 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.75 |
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29.72 |
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29.88 |
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-00.13 |
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30.59 |
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1963 |
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28.94 |
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1948 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.87 |
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29.96 |
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30.03 |
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-00.16 |
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30.67 |
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1963 |
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29.47 |
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1962 |
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| Average
Wind |
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7.1 |
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5.2 |
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7.5 |
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-0.4 |
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23.9 |
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1962 |
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1.3 |
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1963 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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NW |
NW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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23 |
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-1 |
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57 |
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1901 |
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10 |
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1967 |
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| Direction |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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WNW |
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NW |
NW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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46.9 |
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44.2 |
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43.3 |
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+3.7 |
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49.2 |
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2011 |
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38.1 |
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2000 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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45.5 |
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43.0 |
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40.9 |
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+4.6 |
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47.4 |
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2015 |
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36.5 |
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2017 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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46.2 |
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43.6 |
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42.1 |
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+4.1 |
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47.7 |
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2021 |
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36.5 |
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2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:11:31 AM |
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6:42:00 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:24:37 PM |
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4:54:38 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:13:06 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 31, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for December 31 |
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| Weather History For December 31 |
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