| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Monday,
October 2, 2023 |
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| Clear, Light
Fog early, Seasonal Temperatures |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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October 2, 2023 |
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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 |
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Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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71 |
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57 |
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67 |
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+4 |
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84 |
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in |
1954 |
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46 |
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1899 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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50 |
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50 |
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52 |
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-2 |
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65 |
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2002 |
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35 |
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1899 |
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| Average Temperature |
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61 |
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54 |
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60 |
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+1 |
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75 |
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1927 |
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41 |
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1899 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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69.5 |
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57.0 |
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67.5 |
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+2.0 |
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84.0 |
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1927 |
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49.0 |
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1899 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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51.5 |
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50.5 |
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52.5 |
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-1.0 |
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64.5 |
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1927 |
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35.0 |
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1992 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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61.0 |
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54.0 |
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60.0 |
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+1.0 |
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74.5 |
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1927 |
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44.5 |
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1899 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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86 |
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2019 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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43 |
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33 |
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1899 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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4 |
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11 |
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5 |
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-1 |
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24 |
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1899 |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Month Heating DD |
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8 |
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22 |
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10 |
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-2 |
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41 |
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1899 |
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0 |
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2002 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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69 |
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22 |
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10 |
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+59 |
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235 |
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1956 |
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23 |
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1921 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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-0 |
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10 |
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1927 |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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0 |
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0 |
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2 |
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-2 |
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19 |
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1927 |
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0 |
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2023 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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708 |
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770 |
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+103 |
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868 |
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2020 |
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290 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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58 |
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53 |
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59 |
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-1 |
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72 |
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2019 |
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42 |
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1998 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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47 |
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41 |
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47 |
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+0 |
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63 |
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2002 |
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31 |
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1997 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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53 |
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47 |
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53 |
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+0 |
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66 |
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2002 |
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39 |
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1998 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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58.5 |
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54.5 |
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59.0 |
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-0.5 |
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68.0 |
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2019 |
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43.0 |
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1992 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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49.0 |
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44.5 |
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47.0 |
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+2.0 |
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61.5 |
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1954 |
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27.0 |
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1992 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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54.0 |
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49.5 |
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53.0 |
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+1.0 |
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64.8 |
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1954 |
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35.0 |
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1992 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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T |
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-.14 |
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2.28 |
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1929 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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T |
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.33 |
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1977 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.17 |
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2004 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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2.85 |
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2004 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.91 |
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.28 |
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-.28 |
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2.51 |
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1984 |
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.00 |
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2023 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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42.10 |
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30.72 |
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33.36 |
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+8.74 |
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48.53 |
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1998 |
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17.64 |
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1957 |
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| Snow |
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| Snow Depth |
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| Month Snow |
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| Season Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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+0.0 |
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0.0 |
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1996 |
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0.0 |
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1998 |
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October 2, 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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97% |
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91% |
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94% |
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+3% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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69% |
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1998 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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49% |
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66% |
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60% |
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-11% |
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91% |
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2015 |
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30% |
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1953 |
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| Average Humidity |
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73% |
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79% |
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77% |
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-4% |
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96% |
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1989 |
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50% |
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1953 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.19 |
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30.21 |
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30.12 |
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+00.07 |
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30.63 |
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1949 |
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29.65 |
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1981 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.13 |
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30.00 |
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29.88 |
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+00.25 |
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30.46 |
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1949 |
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29.33 |
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1981 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.16 |
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30.11 |
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30.00 |
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+00.16 |
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30.55 |
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1949 |
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29.49 |
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1981 |
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| Average
Wind |
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7.0 |
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16.8 |
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6.1 |
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+0.9 |
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16.8 |
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2022 |
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1.2 |
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1961 |
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| Direction |
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N |
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NE |
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NE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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23 |
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+2 |
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44 |
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1984 |
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10 |
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1961 |
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| Direction |
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N |
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NE |
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NNE |
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NE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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64.8 |
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64.2 |
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65.5 |
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-0.7 |
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69.5 |
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2002 |
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61.3 |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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63.5 |
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61.7 |
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67.1 |
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2011 |
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58.5 |
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1997 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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64.2 |
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63.0 |
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64.5 |
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-0.3 |
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68.3 |
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2002 |
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59.9 |
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1997 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:42:40 AM |
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6:16:01 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:25:28 PM |
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6:52:53 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:42:08 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For October 2, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for October 2 |
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| Weather History For October 2 |
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