| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, March
3, 2023 |
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| Clear early,
Partly Cloudy Day to Mostly Cloudy PM, Light Snow/Fog Late, Colder |
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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 3, 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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46 |
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42 |
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42 |
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+4 |
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60 |
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1991 |
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21 |
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1950 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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32 |
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24 |
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27 |
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+5 |
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45 |
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2020 |
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5 |
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1950 |
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| Average Temperature |
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39 |
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33 |
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35 |
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+4 |
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51 |
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2020 |
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13 |
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1950 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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45.3 |
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44.0 |
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41.3 |
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+4.0 |
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56.3 |
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1991 |
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28.0 |
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1912 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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33.3 |
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25.3 |
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27.0 |
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+6.3 |
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38.7 |
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1902 |
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11.3 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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39.3 |
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35.0 |
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34.7 |
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+4.7 |
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47.0 |
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1991 |
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20.7 |
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1980 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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24 |
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12 |
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17 |
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+7 |
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-15 |
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1950 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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26 |
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32 |
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30 |
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-4 |
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52 |
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1950 |
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14 |
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2020 |
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| Month HDD |
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77 |
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90 |
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91 |
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-14 |
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133 |
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1980 |
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54 |
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1991 |
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| Season
HDD |
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3387 |
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3660 |
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3917 |
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-530 |
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4911 |
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1905 |
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3255 |
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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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in |
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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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32 |
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39 |
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32 |
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+0 |
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53 |
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2002 |
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-4 |
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1950 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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25 |
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8 |
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17 |
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+8 |
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42 |
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1991 |
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-18 |
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1950 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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29 |
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24 |
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25 |
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+4 |
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47 |
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1991 |
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-11 |
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1950 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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37.0 |
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39.7 |
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32.0 |
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+5.0 |
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47.0 |
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1991 |
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-2.0 |
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1980 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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27.3 |
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10.3 |
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16.3 |
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+11.0 |
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34.7 |
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1998 |
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-14.7 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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32.3 |
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25.0 |
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24.3 |
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+8.0 |
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40.8 |
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1991 |
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-8.3 |
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1980 |
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| Precipitation |
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.06 |
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.08 |
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.13 |
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-.07 |
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1.82 |
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1994 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.05 |
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.35 |
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1972 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.09 |
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.52 |
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2020 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.19 |
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.14 |
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.39 |
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-.20 |
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3.01 |
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2018 |
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.00 |
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2011 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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9.32 |
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9.53 |
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7.49 |
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+1.83 |
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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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0.1 |
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0.0 |
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0.2 |
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-0.1 |
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5.3 |
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1960 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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21 |
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2015 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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0.0 |
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0.8 |
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-0.7 |
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9.3 |
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1959 |
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0.0 |
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2022 |
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| Season Snow |
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9.1 |
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33.7 |
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28.1 |
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-19.0 |
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70.1 |
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1996 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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March 3, 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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95% |
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94% |
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84% |
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+11% |
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100% |
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2012 |
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34% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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52% |
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33% |
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49% |
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+3% |
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92% |
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1976 |
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15% |
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1980 |
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| Average Humidity |
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74% |
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64% |
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66% |
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+7% |
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96% |
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1976 |
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25% |
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1980 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.11 |
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30.35 |
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30.11 |
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+00.00 |
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30.70 |
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2011 |
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29.58 |
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1998 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.79 |
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29.76 |
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29.73 |
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+00.06 |
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30.39 |
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1979 |
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28.72 |
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1947 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.95 |
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30.06 |
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29.92 |
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+00.03 |
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30.50 |
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1979 |
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29.48 |
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1968 |
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| Average
Wind |
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7.9 |
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12.5 |
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8.9 |
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-1.0 |
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22.1 |
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2018 |
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3.5 |
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1965 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NW |
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WNW |
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NNE |
NNE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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30 |
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+2 |
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56 |
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1942 |
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12 |
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1952 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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NW |
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WNW |
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SE |
NE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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42.6 |
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41.4 |
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38.9 |
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+3.7 |
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43.0 |
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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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41.2 |
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40.3 |
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37.0 |
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+4.2 |
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41.7 |
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2012 |
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30.7 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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41.9 |
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40.9 |
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38.0 |
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+3.9 |
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42.4 |
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2012 |
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31.6 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:16:51 AM |
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5:47:02 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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5:37:44 PM |
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6:06:47 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:20:53 |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 3, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for March 3 |
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| Weather History For March 3 |
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