| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
March 2, 2023 |
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| Cloudy,
Light Rain & Dense Fog AM then Partly Cloudy PM, Windy and Warmer |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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March 2, 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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45 |
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47 |
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41 |
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+4 |
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60 |
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1985 |
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25 |
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1950 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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37 |
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32 |
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27 |
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+10 |
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40 |
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1991 |
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10 |
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1962 |
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| Average Temperature |
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41 |
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40 |
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35 |
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+6 |
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49 |
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1985 |
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18 |
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1962 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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45.0 |
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45.0 |
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41.0 |
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+4.0 |
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54.5 |
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1991 |
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26.5 |
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1980 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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34.0 |
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26.0 |
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27.0 |
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+7.0 |
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39.5 |
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1902 |
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10.5 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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39.5 |
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36.0 |
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34.5 |
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+5.0 |
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46.0 |
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1902 |
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18.5 |
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1980 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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29 |
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29 |
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18 |
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+11 |
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-6 |
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1962 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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24 |
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25 |
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30 |
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-6 |
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47 |
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1962 |
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16 |
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1985 |
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| Month HDD |
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51 |
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58 |
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61 |
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-10 |
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93 |
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1980 |
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38 |
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1902 |
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| Season
HDD |
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3361 |
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3628 |
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3887 |
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-526 |
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4878 |
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1918 |
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3219 |
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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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44 |
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40 |
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32 |
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+12 |
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56 |
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1991 |
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4 |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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30 |
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22 |
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16 |
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+14 |
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35 |
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2004 |
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-12 |
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1980 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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37 |
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31 |
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24 |
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+13 |
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45 |
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1991 |
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-4 |
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1980 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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39.5 |
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40.0 |
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32.0 |
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+7.5 |
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48.5 |
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2017 |
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-2.0 |
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1980 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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28.5 |
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11.5 |
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16.0 |
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+12.5 |
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34.5 |
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2018 |
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-13.5 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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34.0 |
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25.8 |
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24.0 |
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+10.0 |
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39.5 |
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2018 |
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-7.8 |
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1980 |
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| Precipitation |
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.12 |
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.01 |
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.13 |
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-.01 |
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2.96 |
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2018 |
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| One Hour |
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.04 |
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.01 |
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.69 |
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2007 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.09 |
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.00 |
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1.79 |
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2007 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.13 |
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.06 |
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.26 |
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-.13 |
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2.99 |
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2018 |
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.00 |
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2020 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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9.26 |
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9.45 |
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7.36 |
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+1.90 |
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17.45 |
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1979 |
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2.65 |
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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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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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8.8 |
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1996 |
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| Snow Depth |
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1 |
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20 |
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2015 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.6 |
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-0.6 |
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9.3 |
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1959 |
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0.0 |
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2023 |
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| Season Snow |
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9.0 |
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33.7 |
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27.9 |
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-18.9 |
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69.9 |
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1996 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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March 2, 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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94% |
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83% |
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+16% |
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100% |
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2007 |
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38% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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74% |
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46% |
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52% |
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+22% |
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90% |
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1991 |
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22% |
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1953 |
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| Average Humidity |
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87% |
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70% |
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67% |
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+19% |
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95% |
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1991 |
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32% |
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1980 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.98 |
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29.99 |
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30.04 |
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-00.06 |
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30.68 |
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2002 |
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29.44 |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.55 |
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29.86 |
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29.71 |
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-00.16 |
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30.27 |
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1962 |
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29.04 |
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2018 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.77 |
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29.93 |
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29.88 |
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-00.11 |
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30.45 |
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2002 |
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29.27 |
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1968 |
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| Average
Wind |
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10.4 |
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7.1 |
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26.0 |
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2018 |
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2.7 |
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2001 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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26 |
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-3 |
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2018 |
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7 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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42.4 |
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41.4 |
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39.0 |
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+3.4 |
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42.7 |
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2012 |
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32.5 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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40.5 |
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39.4 |
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37.3 |
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+3.2 |
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41.0 |
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2012 |
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30.9 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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41.5 |
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40.4 |
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38.2 |
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+3.2 |
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41.9 |
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2012 |
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31.7 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:18:26 AM |
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5:48:36 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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5:36:34 PM |
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6:05:39 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:18:08 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 2, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for March 2 |
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| Weather History For March 2 |
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