| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday,
September 17, 2023 |
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| Clear to
Mostly Cloudy PM, Slightly 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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September 17, 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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75 |
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70 |
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72 |
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+3 |
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86 |
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in |
1991 |
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57 |
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in |
1954 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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55 |
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50 |
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57 |
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-2 |
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69 |
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1991 |
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43 |
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in |
1948 |
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| Average Temperature |
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65 |
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60 |
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64 |
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+1 |
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78 |
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in |
1991 |
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53 |
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2013 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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80.2 |
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75.2 |
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74.1 |
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+6.1 |
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81.2 |
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1983 |
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68.1 |
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1917 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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64.6 |
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59.5 |
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59.2 |
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+5.4 |
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64.8 |
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1961 |
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52.7 |
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in |
1893 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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72.6 |
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67.5 |
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66.6 |
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+6.0 |
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73.1 |
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1961 |
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61.4 |
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1963 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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76 |
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69 |
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71 |
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+5 |
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96 |
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1991 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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40 |
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1959 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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0 |
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5 |
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3 |
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-3 |
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12 |
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2013 |
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0 |
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2023 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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5 |
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12 |
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23 |
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-18 |
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85 |
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1913 |
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0 |
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2015 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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5 |
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12 |
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23 |
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-18 |
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97 |
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1913 |
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0 |
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2015 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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2 |
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-2 |
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13 |
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in |
1991 |
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0 |
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2023 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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135 |
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55 |
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51 |
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+84 |
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148 |
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1961 |
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7 |
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1975 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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707 |
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766 |
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588 |
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+119 |
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840 |
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2020 |
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280 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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62 |
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59 |
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+0 |
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72 |
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in |
1991 |
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43 |
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2013 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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52 |
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47 |
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52 |
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+0 |
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68 |
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1991 |
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28 |
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1959 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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57 |
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53 |
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57 |
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+0 |
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70 |
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1991 |
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38 |
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1959 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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70.9 |
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64.6 |
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64.2 |
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+6.8 |
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70.9 |
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2023 |
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55.1 |
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1975 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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62.6 |
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55.3 |
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54.8 |
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+7.8 |
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62.6 |
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2023 |
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44.6 |
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in |
1967 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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66.9 |
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60.3 |
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59.4 |
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+7.5 |
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66.9 |
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in |
2023 |
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50.1 |
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1967 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.14 |
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-.14 |
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2.66 |
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1933 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.76 |
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1995 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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2010 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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1.47 |
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2005 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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2.48 |
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3.23 |
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2.05 |
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+.43 |
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8.56 |
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2021 |
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.03 |
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1980 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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38.10 |
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28.65 |
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31.33 |
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+6.77 |
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46.35 |
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1998 |
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17.53 |
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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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September 17, 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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91% |
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90% |
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93% |
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-2% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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67% |
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2000 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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51% |
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52% |
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61% |
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-10% |
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98% |
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1993 |
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28% |
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1968 |
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| Average Humidity |
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71% |
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71% |
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77% |
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-6% |
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99% |
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1993 |
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54% |
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1950 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.94 |
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30.30 |
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30.16 |
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-00.22 |
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30.55 |
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1986 |
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29.83 |
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1952 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.83 |
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30.17 |
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29.94 |
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-00.11 |
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30.37 |
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2011 |
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29.18 |
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1999 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.89 |
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30.24 |
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30.05 |
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-00.16 |
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30.43 |
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2011 |
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29.52 |
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1999 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.2 |
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5.3 |
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5.5 |
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+0.7 |
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18.9 |
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1999 |
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0.9 |
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2006 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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SSW |
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WNW |
SSE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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19 |
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-1 |
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1999 |
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10 |
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2006 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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NNE |
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NNE |
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SW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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69.8 |
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70.5 |
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68.3 |
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+1.5 |
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71.1 |
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2015 |
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64.8 |
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2013 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.4 |
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69.8 |
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66.4 |
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+2.0 |
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69.8 |
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2021 |
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61.8 |
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2013 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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69.1 |
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70.2 |
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67.4 |
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+1.7 |
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70.2 |
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2021 |
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63.3 |
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2013 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:27:09 AM |
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6:00:23 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:51:17 PM |
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7:18:47 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:24:08 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For
September 17, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for September 17 |
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| Weather History For September 17 |
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