| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday,
February 21, 2023 |
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| Cloudy, Rain,
Snow Mix and Fog early, Light Winds and Much 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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February 21, 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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45 |
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49 |
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40 |
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+5 |
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60 |
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1930 |
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18 |
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1918 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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33 |
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35 |
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26 |
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+7 |
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45 |
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2018 |
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-2 |
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1950 |
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| Average Temperature |
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39 |
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42 |
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34 |
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+5 |
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50 |
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2018 |
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9 |
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1950 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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46.2 |
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42.3 |
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38.8 |
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+7.4 |
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46.2 |
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2023 |
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23.9 |
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1979 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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28.1 |
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25.1 |
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24.6 |
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+3.5 |
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30.2 |
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1960 |
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8.6 |
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1979 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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37.4 |
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33.9 |
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32.1 |
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+5.3 |
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37.4 |
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2023 |
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16.4 |
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1979 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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28 |
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27 |
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13 |
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+15 |
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-26 |
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1950 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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26 |
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23 |
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31 |
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-5 |
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56 |
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1950 |
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15 |
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2018 |
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| Month HDD |
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579 |
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653 |
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690 |
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-111 |
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1020 |
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1979 |
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579 |
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2023 |
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| Season
HDD |
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3073 |
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3350 |
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3609 |
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-536 |
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4587 |
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1918 |
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2970 |
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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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in |
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| Year CDD |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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39 |
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40 |
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31 |
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+8 |
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54 |
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1989 |
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-7 |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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29 |
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26 |
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15 |
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+14 |
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44 |
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2018 |
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-22 |
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1950 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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34 |
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33 |
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23 |
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+11 |
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48 |
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2018 |
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-12 |
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1968 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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37.0 |
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36.4 |
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29.7 |
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+7.4 |
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40.2 |
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2018 |
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6.2 |
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1979 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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17.8 |
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16.4 |
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13.2 |
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+4.6 |
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23.0 |
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1984 |
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-6.6 |
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1979 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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27.6 |
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26.4 |
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23.0 |
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+4.6 |
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30.7 |
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2018 |
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-0.2 |
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1979 |
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| Precipitation |
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.31 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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+.18 |
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3.20 |
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1898 |
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| One Hour |
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.11 |
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.00 |
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.39 |
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1989 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.21 |
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.00 |
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.45 |
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2004 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.87 |
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3.95 |
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2.52 |
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-1.65 |
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6.48 |
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1988 |
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.31 |
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1912 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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8.06 |
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5.91 |
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6.19 |
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+1.87 |
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12.74 |
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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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T |
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0.0 |
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0.4 |
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-0.4 |
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12.2 |
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1902 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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23 |
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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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7.6 |
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-7.6 |
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26.4 |
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2003 |
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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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24.7 |
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-22.4 |
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61.1 |
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1996 |
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2.3 |
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2023 |
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February 21, 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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98% |
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99% |
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83% |
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+15% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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47% |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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57% |
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48% |
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51% |
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+6% |
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94% |
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1996 |
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24% |
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1950 |
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| Average Humidity |
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78% |
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74% |
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67% |
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+10% |
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97% |
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1996 |
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37% |
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1968 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.85 |
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30.40 |
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30.15 |
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-00.30 |
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30.67 |
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1985 |
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29.66 |
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1977 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.58 |
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30.30 |
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29.82 |
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-00.24 |
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30.30 |
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2022 |
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29.18 |
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1967 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.72 |
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30.35 |
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29.99 |
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-00.27 |
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30.46 |
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1990 |
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29.46 |
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1967 |
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| Average
Wind |
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4.5 |
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7.4 |
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8.2 |
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-3.7 |
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21.9 |
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1953 |
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1.8 |
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1994 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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SSW |
SSW |
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| High Wind
Gust |
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17 |
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-11 |
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1953 |
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12 |
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1994 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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WSW |
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WNW |
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SSW |
SSW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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44.1 |
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40.1 |
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38.5 |
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44.1 |
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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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43.2 |
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38.1 |
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37.0 |
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+6.2 |
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43.2 |
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2023 |
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31.6 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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43.7 |
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39.1 |
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37.7 |
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+5.9 |
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43.7 |
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2023 |
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31.8 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:32:06 AM |
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6:02:06 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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5:25:47 PM |
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5:55:16 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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10:53:41 |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For February 21, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for February 21 |
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| Weather History For February 21 |
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