| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday,
March 21, 2023 |
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| Clear to
Partly Cloudy PM 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 21, 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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55 |
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59 |
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47 |
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+8 |
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71 |
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1921 |
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26 |
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1912 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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33 |
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42 |
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32 |
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+1 |
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50 |
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2012 |
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13 |
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1986 |
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| Average Temperature |
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44 |
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51 |
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40 |
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+4 |
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60 |
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2012 |
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23 |
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1986 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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45.9 |
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50.6 |
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44.0 |
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+1.8 |
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52.0 |
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2020 |
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31.6 |
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1916 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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32.4 |
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32.6 |
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29.3 |
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+3.1 |
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36.7 |
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1973 |
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19.8 |
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1916 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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39.3 |
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41.9 |
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37.0 |
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+2.4 |
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44.2 |
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2010 |
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25.9 |
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1916 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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30 |
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36 |
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23 |
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+7 |
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-1 |
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1986 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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21 |
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14 |
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25 |
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-4 |
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42 |
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1986 |
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5 |
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2012 |
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| Month HDD |
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539 |
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485 |
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589 |
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-50 |
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821 |
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1916 |
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437 |
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2010 |
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| Season
HDD |
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3849 |
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4055 |
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4415 |
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-566 |
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5468 |
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1905 |
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3649 |
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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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34 |
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35 |
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36 |
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-2 |
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58 |
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2012 |
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7 |
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1988 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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22 |
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19 |
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21 |
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+1 |
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50 |
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2012 |
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-11 |
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1988 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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28 |
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27 |
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29 |
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-1 |
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54 |
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2012 |
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-2 |
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1988 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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35.1 |
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41.7 |
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33.6 |
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+1.5 |
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41.7 |
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2022 |
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22.0 |
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1960 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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23.2 |
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22.9 |
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18.7 |
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+4.5 |
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29.6 |
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1983 |
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5.7 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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29.4 |
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32.3 |
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26.5 |
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+2.9 |
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35.1 |
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2012 |
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15.8 |
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1950 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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T |
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.15 |
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-.15 |
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1.78 |
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1983 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.79 |
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1983 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.30 |
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2004 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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3.48 |
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1.65 |
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2.90 |
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+.58 |
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8.46 |
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1983 |
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.08 |
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1915 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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12.61 |
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11.04 |
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10.00 |
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+2.61 |
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19.23 |
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1979 |
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5.75 |
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2012 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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5.3 |
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1912 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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15 |
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1956 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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0.5 |
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4.4 |
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-4.3 |
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27.8 |
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1956 |
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0.0 |
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1947 |
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| Season Snow |
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9.1 |
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34.2 |
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31.7 |
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-22.6 |
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75.0 |
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2005 |
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4.8 |
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1998 |
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March 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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89% |
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74% |
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87% |
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+2% |
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100% |
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2012 |
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52% |
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1988 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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30% |
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26% |
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52% |
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-22% |
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93% |
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2003 |
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19% |
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1991 |
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| Average Humidity |
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60% |
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50% |
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70% |
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-10% |
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97% |
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2003 |
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37% |
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1985 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.36 |
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30.01 |
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30.06 |
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+00.30 |
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30.80 |
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2007 |
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29.38 |
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1958 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.24 |
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29.76 |
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29.75 |
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+00.49 |
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30.57 |
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2007 |
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29.03 |
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1958 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.30 |
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29.89 |
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29.90 |
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+00.40 |
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30.69 |
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2007 |
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29.21 |
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1958 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.6 |
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12.0 |
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8.6 |
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-2.0 |
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18.8 |
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2008 |
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1.8 |
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2005 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
WNW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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32 |
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+5 |
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1980 |
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11 |
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1952 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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NW |
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SW |
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ESE |
SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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43.7 |
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45.1 |
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41.1 |
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+2.6 |
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49.8 |
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2012 |
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36.0 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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41.7 |
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43.7 |
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39.2 |
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+2.5 |
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47.5 |
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2012 |
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34.7 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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42.7 |
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44.4 |
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40.2 |
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+2.5 |
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48.7 |
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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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6:47:03 AM |
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7:17:13 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:58:08 PM |
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7:26:57 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:11:05 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 21, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for March 21 |
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| Weather History For March 21 |
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