| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday,
September 23, 2023 |
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| Cloudy,
Moderate Rain and Fog, Windy and Very Cool |
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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 23, 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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60 |
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61 |
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70 |
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-10 |
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86 |
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in |
1980 |
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54 |
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1963 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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55 |
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49 |
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55 |
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+0 |
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69 |
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2021 |
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35 |
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1904 |
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| Average Temperature |
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58 |
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55 |
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63 |
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-5 |
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75 |
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in |
1980 |
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47 |
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1904 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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77.4 |
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74.1 |
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73.2 |
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+4.2 |
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80.1 |
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1983 |
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67.9 |
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1963 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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62.6 |
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59.2 |
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58.4 |
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+4.2 |
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63.4 |
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1961 |
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52.3 |
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1962 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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70.3 |
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66.8 |
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65.8 |
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+4.5 |
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71.6 |
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1961 |
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61.0 |
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1963 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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61 |
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62 |
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70 |
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-9 |
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87 |
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1959 |
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| Low
Wind Chill |
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29 |
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1904 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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7 |
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10 |
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3 |
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+4 |
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18 |
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1904 |
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0 |
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2021 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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15 |
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24 |
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41 |
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-26 |
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110 |
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1956 |
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2 |
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2021 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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15 |
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24 |
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41 |
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-26 |
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141 |
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1956 |
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2 |
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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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1 |
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-1 |
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10 |
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1980 |
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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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59 |
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+77 |
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166 |
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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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596 |
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+112 |
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841 |
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2020 |
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283 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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60 |
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52 |
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-1 |
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73 |
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1989 |
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43 |
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1963 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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52 |
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38 |
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51 |
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+1 |
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67 |
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2021 |
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30 |
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1963 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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56 |
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45 |
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56 |
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+0 |
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70 |
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2021 |
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37 |
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1963 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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68.5 |
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64.6 |
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63.5 |
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+5.0 |
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68.5 |
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2023 |
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55.1 |
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1984 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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60.1 |
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55.0 |
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53.9 |
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+6.2 |
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60.1 |
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2023 |
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44.1 |
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1984 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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64.5 |
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60.1 |
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58.7 |
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+5.9 |
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64.5 |
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2023 |
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49.6 |
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1984 |
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| Precipitation |
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.75 |
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.13 |
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+.62 |
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2.25 |
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1919 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.16 |
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1.40 |
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2002 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.11 |
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.18 |
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2011 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.46 |
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4.50 |
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2011 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.60 |
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4.01 |
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2.84 |
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+1.76 |
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9.58 |
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1960 |
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.13 |
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1946 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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40.22 |
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29.43 |
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32.12 |
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+8.10 |
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48.03 |
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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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September 23, 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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87% |
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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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60% |
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1983 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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87% |
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52% |
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60% |
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+27% |
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96% |
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2011 |
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38% |
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1955 |
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| Average Humidity |
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93% |
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70% |
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76% |
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+17% |
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98% |
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1994 |
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50% |
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1983 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.33 |
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29.87 |
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30.11 |
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+00.22 |
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30.61 |
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1904 |
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29.57 |
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1950 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.12 |
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29.67 |
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29.87 |
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+00.25 |
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30.42 |
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2008 |
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29.19 |
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1966 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.23 |
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29.77 |
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29.99 |
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+00.24 |
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30.46 |
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2008 |
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29.42 |
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1966 |
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| Average
Wind |
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11.2 |
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16.5 |
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16.5 |
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2022 |
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2.0 |
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1960 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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NNW |
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N |
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NNW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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23 |
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35 |
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+0 |
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45 |
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1989 |
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11 |
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2018 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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NNW |
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SSW |
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SW |
NE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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68.9 |
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71.8 |
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67.6 |
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+1.3 |
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71.8 |
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2021 |
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64.3 |
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2013 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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66.2 |
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70.3 |
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65.5 |
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+0.7 |
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70.3 |
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2021 |
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61.9 |
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2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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67.6 |
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71.1 |
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66.6 |
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+1.0 |
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71.1 |
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2021 |
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63.6 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:33:17 AM |
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6:06:38 AM |
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| Sunset
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6:40:53 PM |
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7:08:17 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:07:36 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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Remnants Of TS Ophelia |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For September 23, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for September 23 |
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| Weather History For September 23 |
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