| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
September 20, 2023 |
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Clear and Pleasant |
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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 20, 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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74 |
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73 |
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71 |
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+3 |
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85 |
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1983 |
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59 |
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1993 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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55 |
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59 |
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56 |
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-1 |
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69 |
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1938 |
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38 |
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1979 |
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| Average Temperature |
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65 |
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66 |
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63 |
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+2 |
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76 |
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in |
1983 |
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50 |
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1979 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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78.8 |
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75.1 |
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73.7 |
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+5.1 |
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81.3 |
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1983 |
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68.4 |
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1913 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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63.8 |
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60.0 |
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58.8 |
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+5.0 |
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64.0 |
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1915 |
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52.9 |
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1984 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.6 |
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67.7 |
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66.2 |
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+5.3 |
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72.0 |
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1961 |
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61.8 |
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1913 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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73 |
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74 |
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71 |
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+2 |
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88 |
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1983 |
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| Low
Wind Chill |
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36 |
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1979 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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3 |
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-3 |
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15 |
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1979 |
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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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32 |
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-27 |
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95 |
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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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32 |
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-27 |
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110 |
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1956 |
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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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1 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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11 |
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1983 |
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0 |
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2023 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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136 |
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66 |
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56 |
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+80 |
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155 |
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1961 |
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7 |
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1893 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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708 |
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777 |
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593 |
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+115 |
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840 |
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2020 |
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282 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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61 |
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65 |
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-1 |
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74 |
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1989 |
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38 |
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1993 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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52 |
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57 |
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52 |
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+0 |
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66 |
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2016 |
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26 |
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1993 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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57 |
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61 |
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57 |
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+0 |
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69 |
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2016 |
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32 |
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1993 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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69.8 |
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65.1 |
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63.9 |
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+5.9 |
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69.8 |
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2023 |
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54.9 |
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1984 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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61.6 |
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56.0 |
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54.4 |
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+7.2 |
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61.6 |
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2023 |
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44.5 |
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1984 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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65.9 |
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60.9 |
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59.1 |
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+6.8 |
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65.9 |
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2023 |
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49.7 |
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1984 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.01 |
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.13 |
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-.13 |
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7.81 |
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1960 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.01 |
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1.65 |
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1960 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.21 |
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2006 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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1.48 |
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2006 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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3.85 |
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3.26 |
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2.45 |
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+1.40 |
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9.57 |
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1960 |
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.06 |
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1946 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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39.47 |
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28.68 |
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31.73 |
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+7.74 |
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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 20, 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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90% |
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99% |
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94% |
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-4% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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66% |
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1993 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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50% |
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76% |
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61% |
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-11% |
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91% |
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1988 |
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32% |
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2020 |
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| Average Humidity |
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70% |
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88% |
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77% |
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96% |
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1988 |
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50% |
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1993 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.16 |
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29.92 |
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30.14 |
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+00.02 |
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30.55 |
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2020 |
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29.61 |
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1954 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.01 |
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29.81 |
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29.94 |
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+00.07 |
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30.38 |
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2020 |
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29.39 |
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1955 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.09 |
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29.87 |
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30.04 |
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+00.05 |
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30.47 |
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2020 |
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29.56 |
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1955 |
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| Average
Wind |
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5.8 |
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3.3 |
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6.4 |
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-0.6 |
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18.7 |
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2017 |
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2.0 |
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2016 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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SSW |
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NNE |
SSW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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15 |
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-6 |
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41 |
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1984 |
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9 |
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2016 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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SSW |
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NNW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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70.9 |
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70.9 |
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68.1 |
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+2.8 |
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71.5 |
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2003 |
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65.5 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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69.8 |
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69.3 |
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66.0 |
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+3.8 |
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69.8 |
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2022 |
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63.1 |
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2004 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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70.4 |
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70.1 |
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67.1 |
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+3.3 |
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70.4 |
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2022 |
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64.4 |
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2004 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:30:12 AM |
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6:03:31 AM |
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| Sunset
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6:46:05 PM |
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7:13:31 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:15:53 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For September 20, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for September 20 |
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| Weather History For September 20 |
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