| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday,
October 8, 2023 |
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| Partly Cloudy
early, Clear Day to Mostly Cloudy PM, Breezy and Cooler |
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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 8, 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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63 |
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59 |
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65 |
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-2 |
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80 |
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1931 |
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51 |
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1988 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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49 |
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46 |
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50 |
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-1 |
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69 |
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2005 |
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27 |
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1954 |
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| Average Temperature |
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56 |
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53 |
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58 |
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-2 |
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70 |
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2005 |
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43 |
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1954 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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72.3 |
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60.9 |
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66.1 |
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+6.1 |
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75.6 |
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1927 |
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56.9 |
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1899 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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54.8 |
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52.3 |
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51.3 |
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+3.5 |
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59.9 |
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1927 |
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40.9 |
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1992 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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63.8 |
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56.9 |
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58.9 |
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+4.9 |
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68.0 |
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1927 |
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50.6 |
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1899 |
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| High Heat
Index |
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82 |
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1931 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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45 |
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41 |
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26 |
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1954 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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9 |
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12 |
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7 |
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+2 |
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22 |
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1954 |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Month Heating DD |
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23 |
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66 |
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49 |
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-26 |
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115 |
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1899 |
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4 |
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1927 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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84 |
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66 |
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49 |
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+35 |
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296 |
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1956 |
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53 |
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2021 |
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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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5 |
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2005 |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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13 |
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1 |
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6 |
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+7 |
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28 |
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1927 |
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0 |
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2016 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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721 |
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771 |
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609 |
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+112 |
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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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55 |
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52 |
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56 |
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-1 |
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71 |
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2005 |
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33 |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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45 |
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37 |
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44 |
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+1 |
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67 |
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2005 |
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23 |
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2001 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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50 |
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45 |
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50 |
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+0 |
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69 |
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2005 |
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29 |
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2001 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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63.6 |
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55.6 |
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57.6 |
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+6.0 |
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65.5 |
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2007 |
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42.6 |
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1984 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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53.5 |
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47.0 |
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45.8 |
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+7.8 |
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56.0 |
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2005 |
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29.4 |
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1984 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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58.8 |
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51.5 |
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51.6 |
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+7.1 |
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60.6 |
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2005 |
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36.0 |
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1984 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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.14 |
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-.14 |
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2.24 |
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1996 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.05 |
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.59 |
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1996 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.03 |
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.21 |
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2005 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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2.05 |
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2007 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.15 |
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1.73 |
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1.12 |
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-.97 |
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5.76 |
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1962 |
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.00 |
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1992 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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42.25 |
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31.54 |
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34.20 |
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+8.05 |
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48.88 |
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1998 |
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18.72 |
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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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in |
1998 |
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October 8, 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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95% |
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91% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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72% |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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62% |
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52% |
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56% |
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+6% |
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93% |
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2005 |
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28% |
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1960 |
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| Average Humidity |
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80% |
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74% |
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73% |
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+6% |
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97% |
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2005 |
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52% |
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1960 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.71 |
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30.11 |
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30.16 |
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-00.45 |
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30.71 |
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1985 |
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29.48 |
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1972 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.43 |
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29.98 |
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29.90 |
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-00.47 |
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30.36 |
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2011 |
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28.95 |
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1965 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.57 |
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30.05 |
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30.03 |
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-00.46 |
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30.51 |
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1954 |
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29.26 |
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1972 |
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| Average
Wind |
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8.8 |
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7.0 |
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6.6 |
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+2.2 |
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14.2 |
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1988 |
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1.7 |
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2006 |
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| Direction |
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W |
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NW |
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SSW |
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N |
SSE |
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| High Wind
Gust |
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27 |
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+5 |
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45 |
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1907 |
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12 |
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1970 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SW |
SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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65.3 |
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64.4 |
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64.1 |
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+1.2 |
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68.4 |
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2005 |
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59.0 |
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2001 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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64.2 |
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62.8 |
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62.2 |
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+2.0 |
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66.6 |
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2021 |
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54.5 |
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2001 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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64.8 |
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63.6 |
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63.2 |
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+1.6 |
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67.1 |
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2021 |
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56.8 |
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2001 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:49:06 AM |
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6:22:21 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:15:28 PM |
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6:42:59 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:25:42 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For October 8, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for October 8 |
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| Weather History For October 8 |
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