| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, March
31, 2023 |
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| Clear early,
Partly Cloudy Day to Cloudy, Light Rain PM, 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 31, 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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47 |
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57 |
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50 |
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-3 |
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71 |
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1981 |
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35 |
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1970 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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29 |
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38 |
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35 |
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-6 |
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49 |
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1998 |
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15 |
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1923 |
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| Average Temperature |
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38 |
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48 |
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43 |
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-5 |
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59 |
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1998 |
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26 |
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1923 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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47.3 |
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49.7 |
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45.6 |
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+1.7 |
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51.9 |
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2012 |
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36.0 |
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1916 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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33.5 |
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32.6 |
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30.7 |
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+2.8 |
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37.4 |
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2012 |
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23.4 |
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1916 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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40.6 |
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41.5 |
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38.4 |
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+2.2 |
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44.9 |
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2012 |
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30.0 |
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1916 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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25 |
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34 |
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28 |
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-3 |
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4 |
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1923 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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27 |
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17 |
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22 |
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+5 |
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39 |
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1923 |
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6 |
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1998 |
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| Month HDD |
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757 |
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730 |
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824 |
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-67 |
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1086 |
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1916 |
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622 |
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2012 |
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| Season
HDD |
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4067 |
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4300 |
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4650 |
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-583 |
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5689 |
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1918 |
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3858 |
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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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45 |
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54 |
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38 |
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+7 |
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56 |
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1998 |
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12 |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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15 |
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29 |
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25 |
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-10 |
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47 |
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1987 |
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2 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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30 |
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42 |
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32 |
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-2 |
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51 |
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1998 |
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8 |
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1965 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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37.6 |
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39.4 |
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34.6 |
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+2.9 |
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41.6 |
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2012 |
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25.9 |
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1960 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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24.3 |
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21.7 |
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20.2 |
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+4.1 |
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27.9 |
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2010 |
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11.1 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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31.2 |
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30.5 |
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27.7 |
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+3.5 |
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34.6 |
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2012 |
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19.4 |
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1960 |
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| Precipitation |
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.04 |
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.40 |
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.14 |
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-.10 |
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2.13 |
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1997 |
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| One Hour |
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.01 |
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.30 |
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.68 |
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1987 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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2.82 |
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2.82 |
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2022 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.37 |
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3.51 |
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4.36 |
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+.01 |
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13.24 |
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2010 |
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.32 |
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1915 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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13.50 |
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12.90 |
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11.46 |
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+2.04 |
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20.09 |
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2010 |
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6.16 |
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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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0.1 |
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-0.1 |
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5.9 |
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1970 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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4 |
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1984 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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0.5 |
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5.7 |
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-5.6 |
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31.6 |
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1956 |
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0.0 |
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1903 |
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| Season Snow |
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9.1 |
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34.2 |
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33.0 |
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-23.9 |
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78.0 |
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2005 |
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5.0 |
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1998 |
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March 31, 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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98% |
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88% |
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+7% |
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100% |
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2004 |
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44% |
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1950 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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40% |
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68% |
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52% |
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-12% |
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97% |
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1987 |
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14% |
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1963 |
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| Average Humidity |
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68% |
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83% |
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70% |
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-2% |
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99% |
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1987 |
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39% |
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1965 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.39 |
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30.04 |
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30.08 |
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+00.31 |
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30.70 |
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2008 |
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29.35 |
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1974 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.94 |
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29.54 |
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29.78 |
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+00.16 |
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30.37 |
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1967 |
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29.01 |
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1974 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.17 |
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29.79 |
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29.93 |
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+00.24 |
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30.50 |
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1967 |
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29.18 |
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1974 |
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| Average
Wind |
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7.0 |
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11.2 |
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8.5 |
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-1.5 |
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21.2 |
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1987 |
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3.2 |
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1996 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSE |
S |
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| High Wind
Gust |
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20 |
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1997 |
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11 |
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1973 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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SSW |
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NW |
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NNE |
S |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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45.0 |
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43.9 |
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43.1 |
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+1.9 |
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47.3 |
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1998 |
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38.7 |
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2014 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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43.0 |
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42.6 |
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40.7 |
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+2.3 |
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46.0 |
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2012 |
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36.9 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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44.0 |
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43.3 |
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41.9 |
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+2.1 |
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46.6 |
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2012 |
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37.9 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:30:06 AM |
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7:00:00 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:09:05 PM |
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7:38:09 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:38:59 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 31, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for March 31 |
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| Weather History For March 31 |
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