| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
March 15, 2023 |
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| Cloudy,
Light Snow/Mix early, Clearing Late, Very Windy, Seasonal Temps |
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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 15, 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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41 |
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59 |
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45 |
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-4 |
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62 |
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1990 |
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25 |
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1932 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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35 |
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41 |
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30 |
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+5 |
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47 |
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1913 |
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10 |
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1993 |
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| Average Temperature |
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38 |
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50 |
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38 |
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+0 |
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54 |
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1913 |
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18 |
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1993 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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44.7 |
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47.0 |
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43.1 |
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+1.5 |
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52.1 |
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2020 |
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33.0 |
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1916 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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32.3 |
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29.2 |
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28.5 |
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+3.7 |
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37.1 |
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1973 |
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19.5 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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38.7 |
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38.4 |
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36.1 |
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+2.5 |
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44.6 |
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1973 |
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27.4 |
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1916 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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22 |
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36 |
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21 |
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+1 |
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-6 |
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1993 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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27 |
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15 |
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27 |
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+0 |
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47 |
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1993 |
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11 |
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1913 |
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| Month HDD |
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395 |
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399 |
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433 |
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-38 |
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564 |
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1916 |
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306 |
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1973 |
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| Season
HDD |
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3705 |
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3969 |
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4259 |
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-554 |
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5309 |
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1905 |
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3514 |
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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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32 |
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41 |
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34 |
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-2 |
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52 |
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2002 |
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6 |
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2021 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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26 |
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33 |
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20 |
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+6 |
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42 |
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2016 |
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-10 |
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1993 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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29 |
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37 |
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27 |
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+2 |
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46 |
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2019 |
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-1 |
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1993 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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35.1 |
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30.5 |
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33.0 |
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+2.1 |
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40.9 |
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1973 |
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18.9 |
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1960 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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24.9 |
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17.3 |
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17.9 |
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+6.9 |
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29.6 |
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1973 |
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3.7 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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30.2 |
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23.9 |
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25.8 |
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+4.4 |
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35.3 |
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1973 |
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13.4 |
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1960 |
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| Precipitation |
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T |
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.14 |
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3.00 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.39 |
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1978 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.34 |
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2010 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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3.46 |
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1.23 |
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2.01 |
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+1.45 |
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5.49 |
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1983 |
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.04 |
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1915 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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12.59 |
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10.62 |
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9.11 |
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+3.48 |
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19.20 |
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1979 |
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4.43 |
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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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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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8.1 |
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1999 |
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| Snow Depth |
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T |
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0 |
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12 |
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1939 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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0.5 |
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3.2 |
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-3.1 |
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18.9 |
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1941 |
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0.0 |
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2011 |
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| Season Snow |
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9.1 |
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34.2 |
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30.5 |
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-21.4 |
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75.0 |
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2005 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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March 15, 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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90% |
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87% |
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86% |
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+4% |
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100% |
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2002 |
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47% |
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1974 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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59% |
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44% |
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51% |
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+8% |
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95% |
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2016 |
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19% |
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2020 |
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| Average Humidity |
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75% |
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66% |
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68% |
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+6% |
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97% |
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2016 |
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36% |
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2021 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.85 |
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30.32 |
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30.06 |
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-00.21 |
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30.73 |
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1968 |
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29.41 |
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1958 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.31 |
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30.10 |
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29.73 |
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-00.42 |
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30.52 |
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1968 |
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29.18 |
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1958 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.58 |
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30.21 |
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29.90 |
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-00.32 |
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30.63 |
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1968 |
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29.30 |
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1958 |
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| Average
Wind |
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18.0 |
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5.8 |
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9.5 |
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+8.6 |
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18.0 |
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2023 |
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1.8 |
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1995 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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SW |
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WNW |
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NW |
ESE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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40 |
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29 |
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+11 |
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48 |
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1980 |
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9 |
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1995 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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WNW |
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SSW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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41.5 |
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43.3 |
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40.4 |
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+1.1 |
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46.2 |
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2012 |
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36.4 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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40.6 |
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41.0 |
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38.4 |
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+2.2 |
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45.0 |
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2012 |
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34.2 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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41.1 |
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42.2 |
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39.4 |
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+1.6 |
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45.6 |
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2012 |
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35.4 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:57:11 AM |
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7:27:26 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:51:28 PM |
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7:20:15 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:54:17 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 15, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for March 15 |
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| Weather History For March 15 |
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