| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
February 16, 2023 |
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| Clear early,
P Cloudy Day to Cloudy PM, Record Breaking Heat |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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February 16, 2023 |
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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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70 |
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46 |
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40 |
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+30 |
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70 |
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2023 |
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15 |
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1904 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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47 |
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16 |
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25 |
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+22 |
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47 |
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2023 |
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-8 |
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1943 |
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| Average Temperature |
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59 |
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31 |
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33 |
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+26 |
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59 |
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2023 |
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4 |
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1943 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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45.7 |
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40.8 |
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38.4 |
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+7.3 |
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45.7 |
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2023 |
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22.8 |
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1979 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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27.0 |
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24.4 |
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24.3 |
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+2.8 |
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30.9 |
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2020 |
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8.4 |
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1934 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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36.6 |
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32.9 |
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31.8 |
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+4.8 |
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37.3 |
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2020 |
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15.9 |
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1979 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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45 |
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14 |
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11 |
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+34 |
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-26 |
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1943 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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6 |
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34 |
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32 |
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-26 |
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61 |
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1943 |
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6 |
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2023 |
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| Month HDD |
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454 |
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514 |
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531 |
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-77 |
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786 |
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1979 |
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443 |
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2020 |
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| Season
HDD |
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2948 |
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3211 |
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3450 |
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-502 |
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4397 |
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1918 |
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2835 |
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2016 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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0 |
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#N/A |
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#REF! |
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#REF! |
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0 |
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2023 |
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0 |
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| Month CDD |
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| Year CDD |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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47 |
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43 |
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30 |
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+17 |
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53 |
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2021 |
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-6 |
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1963 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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41 |
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8 |
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14 |
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+27 |
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41 |
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2023 |
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-18 |
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2003 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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44 |
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26 |
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22 |
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+22 |
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46 |
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2016 |
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-10 |
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1963 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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35.4 |
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35.1 |
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29.3 |
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+6.1 |
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39.4 |
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2018 |
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3.9 |
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1979 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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15.8 |
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16.0 |
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12.8 |
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+3.1 |
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22.9 |
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2020 |
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-7.6 |
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1979 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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25.7 |
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25.5 |
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22.0 |
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+3.7 |
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29.8 |
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2020 |
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-1.8 |
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1979 |
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| Precipitation |
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T |
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.12 |
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+.00 |
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1.89 |
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1993 |
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| One Hour |
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T |
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.00 |
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.36 |
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1988 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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2.16 |
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2016 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.20 |
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3.07 |
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1.88 |
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-1.68 |
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5.93 |
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1988 |
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.07 |
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1912 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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7.39 |
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5.03 |
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5.55 |
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+1.84 |
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12.38 |
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1979 |
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2.33 |
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1980 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.4 |
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-0.4 |
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15.7 |
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1958 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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5 |
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22 |
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2015 |
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| Month Snow |
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T |
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7.5 |
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5.6 |
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-5.6 |
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26.3 |
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1978 |
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0.0 |
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2020 |
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| Season Snow |
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2.3 |
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32.2 |
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22.7 |
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-20.4 |
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59.5 |
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1996 |
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2.3 |
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2023 |
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February 16, 2023 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2023 |
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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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92% |
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84% |
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+15% |
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100% |
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2021 |
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49% |
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2004 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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35% |
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58% |
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51% |
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-16% |
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97% |
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1990 |
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17% |
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2004 |
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| Average Humidity |
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67% |
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75% |
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68% |
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-1% |
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99% |
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1990 |
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33% |
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2004 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.00 |
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30.78 |
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30.14 |
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-00.14 |
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30.78 |
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2022 |
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29.56 |
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1958 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.85 |
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30.40 |
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29.79 |
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+00.06 |
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30.54 |
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2003 |
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28.71 |
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1958 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.93 |
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30.59 |
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29.96 |
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-00.04 |
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30.61 |
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2003 |
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29.14 |
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1958 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.2 |
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8.7 |
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8.2 |
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-2.0 |
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20.6 |
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1967 |
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1.3 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
N |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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23 |
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-4 |
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55 |
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1967 |
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11 |
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1999 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SSE |
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WNW |
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SW |
E |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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44.6 |
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38.8 |
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38.3 |
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+6.3 |
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44.6 |
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2023 |
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32.0 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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42.4 |
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36.1 |
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36.5 |
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+5.9 |
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42.4 |
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2023 |
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30.7 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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43.5 |
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37.5 |
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37.4 |
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+6.1 |
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43.5 |
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2023 |
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31.4 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:39:08 AM |
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6:09:01 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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5:19:38 PM |
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5:49:24 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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10:40:30 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For February 16, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for February 16 |
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| Weather History For February 16 |
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