| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
March 23, 2023 |
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| Cloudy,
Early AM & Mid-Day Light Rain, Dense Fog 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 23, 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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53 |
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45 |
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48 |
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+5 |
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67 |
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2012 |
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27 |
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1940 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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45 |
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33 |
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33 |
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+12 |
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55 |
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2012 |
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10 |
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1934 |
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| Average Temperature |
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49 |
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39 |
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40 |
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+9 |
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61 |
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2012 |
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20 |
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1934 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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46.6 |
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50.4 |
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44.3 |
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+2.2 |
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52.3 |
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2012 |
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31.7 |
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1916 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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33.1 |
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32.9 |
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29.6 |
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+3.5 |
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37.8 |
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2012 |
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20.1 |
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1916 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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40.0 |
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42.0 |
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37.2 |
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+2.8 |
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45.3 |
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2012 |
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26.2 |
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1916 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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39 |
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26 |
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22 |
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+17 |
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-2 |
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1934 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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16 |
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26 |
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25 |
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-9 |
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45 |
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1934 |
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4 |
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2012 |
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| Month HDD |
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575 |
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530 |
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639 |
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-64 |
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893 |
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1916 |
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454 |
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2012 |
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| Season
HDD |
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3885 |
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4100 |
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4465 |
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-580 |
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5529 |
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1905 |
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3688 |
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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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50 |
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32 |
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36 |
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+14 |
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56 |
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2012 |
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9 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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42 |
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17 |
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22 |
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+20 |
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42 |
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2023 |
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-4 |
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2017 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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46 |
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25 |
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29 |
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+17 |
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47 |
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2012 |
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3 |
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2017 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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36.1 |
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40.7 |
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33.8 |
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+2.3 |
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42.8 |
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2012 |
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22.0 |
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1960 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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24.3 |
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22.2 |
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19.0 |
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+5.3 |
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30.0 |
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2012 |
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7.5 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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30.4 |
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31.5 |
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26.7 |
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+3.7 |
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36.4 |
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2012 |
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16.2 |
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1960 |
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| Precipitation |
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.08 |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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-.07 |
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3.28 |
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2010 |
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| One Hour |
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.04 |
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.00 |
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.49 |
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2010 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.08 |
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.00 |
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1.25 |
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2010 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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3.62 |
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1.65 |
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3.20 |
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+.42 |
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8.47 |
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1983 |
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.22 |
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1915 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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12.75 |
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11.04 |
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10.30 |
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+2.45 |
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19.24 |
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1998 |
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5.76 |
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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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1.9 |
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2005 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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7 |
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1967 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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0.5 |
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4.8 |
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-4.7 |
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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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32.1 |
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-23.0 |
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76.9 |
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2005 |
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5.0 |
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1998 |
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March 23, 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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76% |
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81% |
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+18% |
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100% |
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1970 |
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42% |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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80% |
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39% |
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44% |
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+36% |
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91% |
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2010 |
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19% |
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1973 |
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| Average Humidity |
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90% |
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58% |
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63% |
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+27% |
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94% |
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2010 |
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31% |
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2017 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.22 |
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30.28 |
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30.08 |
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+00.14 |
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30.73 |
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2020 |
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29.44 |
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1977 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.70 |
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30.21 |
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29.79 |
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-00.09 |
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30.41 |
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1989 |
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29.06 |
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1977 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.96 |
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30.25 |
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29.94 |
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+00.02 |
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30.55 |
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1989 |
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29.25 |
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1977 |
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| Average
Wind |
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7.1 |
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6.7 |
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8.5 |
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-1.4 |
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17.8 |
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1973 |
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2.7 |
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1985 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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23 |
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-4 |
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46 |
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1977 |
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12 |
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1985 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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NNW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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44.1 |
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44.1 |
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41.2 |
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+2.9 |
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50.5 |
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2012 |
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35.5 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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43.2 |
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42.6 |
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39.0 |
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+4.2 |
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47.2 |
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2012 |
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33.8 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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43.7 |
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43.4 |
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40.2 |
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+3.5 |
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48.9 |
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2012 |
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34.7 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:43:39 AM |
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7:13:47 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:00:20 PM |
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7:29:11 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:16:41 |
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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 23, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for March 23 |
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| Weather History For March 23 |
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