| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday,
September 5, 2023 |
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Cloudy/Dense Fog early then Partly Cloudy, Light Winds, Continued Hot, Very
Muggy |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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September 5, 2023 |
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Record |
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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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88 |
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77 |
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75 |
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+13 |
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91 |
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in |
1961 |
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59 |
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1994 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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68 |
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62 |
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60 |
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+8 |
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72 |
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1953 |
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47 |
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1906 |
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| Average Temperature |
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78 |
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70 |
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68 |
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+10 |
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80 |
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in |
1961 |
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56 |
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1994 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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81.4 |
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79.0 |
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76.0 |
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+5.4 |
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86.6 |
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1898 |
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66.6 |
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1994 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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61.6 |
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59.4 |
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61.0 |
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+0.6 |
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70.6 |
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1959 |
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51.4 |
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1893 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.6 |
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69.4 |
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68.4 |
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+3.2 |
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78.8 |
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1898 |
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60.8 |
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1994 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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99 |
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79 |
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77 |
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+22 |
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102 |
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1961 |
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| Low
Wind Chill |
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44 |
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2000 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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9 |
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1994 |
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0 |
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2023 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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1 |
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0 |
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5 |
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-4 |
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25 |
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1994 |
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0 |
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2022 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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1 |
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0 |
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5 |
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-4 |
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42 |
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1905 |
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0 |
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2022 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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13 |
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5 |
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4 |
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+9 |
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15 |
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1961 |
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0 |
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2019 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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34 |
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22 |
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21 |
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+13 |
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69 |
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1898 |
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0 |
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1986 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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606 |
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733 |
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558 |
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+48 |
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800 |
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2020 |
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272 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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78 |
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70 |
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65 |
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+13 |
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78 |
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2023 |
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50 |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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68 |
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61 |
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56 |
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+12 |
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69 |
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1953 |
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35 |
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2000 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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73 |
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66 |
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61 |
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+12 |
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73 |
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2023 |
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43 |
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2000 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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69.4 |
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64.4 |
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65.4 |
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+4.0 |
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73.4 |
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1973 |
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54.4 |
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1987 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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59.6 |
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53.2 |
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56.6 |
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+3.0 |
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67.6 |
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1959 |
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44.4 |
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1967 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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64.6 |
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59.2 |
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61.0 |
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+3.6 |
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70.3 |
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1973 |
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49.6 |
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1987 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.67 |
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-.11 |
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2.84 |
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1991 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.30 |
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.67 |
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1991 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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1.10 |
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2.09 |
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2012 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.67 |
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-.55 |
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6.52 |
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2021 |
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.00 |
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2023 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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35.62 |
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26.09 |
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29.83 |
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+5.79 |
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45.30 |
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1998 |
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16.55 |
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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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September 5, 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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99% |
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92% |
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+7% |
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100% |
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2003 |
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78% |
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1998 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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70% |
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81% |
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57% |
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+13% |
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92% |
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1991 |
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32% |
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2007 |
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| Average Humidity |
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85% |
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90% |
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75% |
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+10% |
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96% |
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1991 |
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56% |
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2020 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.92 |
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30.14 |
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30.11 |
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-00.19 |
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30.57 |
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1989 |
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29.66 |
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1988 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.87 |
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30.09 |
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29.92 |
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-00.05 |
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30.28 |
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2004 |
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29.15 |
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1988 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.90 |
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30.12 |
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30.01 |
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-00.12 |
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30.39 |
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1989 |
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29.41 |
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1988 |
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| Average
Wind |
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2.3 |
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3.9 |
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-3.5 |
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13.5 |
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2016 |
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1.6 |
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2006 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NNE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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16 |
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-4 |
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2016 |
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11 |
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1952 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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NNE |
SW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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72.9 |
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72.0 |
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70.5 |
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+2.4 |
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73.8 |
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2018 |
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66.9 |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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71.4 |
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70.2 |
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67.9 |
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+3.5 |
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71.5 |
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2018 |
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64.7 |
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2017 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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72.2 |
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71.1 |
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69.2 |
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+2.9 |
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72.7 |
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2018 |
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65.9 |
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2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:14:59 AM |
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5:47:48 AM |
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| Sunset
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7:11:50 PM |
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7:39:48 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:56:51 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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Record Breaking High Dew Points |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For September 5, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for September 5 |
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| Weather History For September 5 |
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