| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Friday,
April 12, 2024 |
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| Cloudy,
Heavy Rain AM, Dense Fog Daytime to Partly Cloudy PM, Very Windy and
Continued Warm |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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April 12, 2024 |
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Record |
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Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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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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57 |
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75 |
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54 |
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+3 |
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77 |
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in |
1977 |
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34 |
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1918 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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46 |
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51 |
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38 |
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+8 |
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51 |
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in |
2023 |
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22 |
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in |
1976 |
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| Average Temperature |
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52 |
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63 |
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46 |
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+6 |
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63 |
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2023 |
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32 |
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1976 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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51.9 |
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56.7 |
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52.2 |
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-0.3 |
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62.8 |
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2010 |
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42.8 |
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2003 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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38.8 |
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39.3 |
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36.9 |
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+1.8 |
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44.1 |
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2010 |
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28.3 |
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1982 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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45.6 |
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48.3 |
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44.8 |
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+0.8 |
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53.7 |
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2010 |
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37.6 |
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1982 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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in |
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| Low
Wind Chill |
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39 |
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51 |
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31 |
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+8 |
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8 |
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1976 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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13 |
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2 |
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19 |
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-6 |
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33 |
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1976 |
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2 |
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2023 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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233 |
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201 |
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-9 |
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329 |
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1982 |
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136 |
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2010 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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4462 |
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4268 |
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4923 |
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-461 |
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5954 |
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1918 |
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4070 |
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2012 |
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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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in |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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2024 |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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726 |
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784 |
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+117 |
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871 |
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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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56 |
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45 |
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42 |
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+14 |
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56 |
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in |
2024 |
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13 |
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1976 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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44 |
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37 |
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28 |
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+16 |
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47 |
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2008 |
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2 |
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1976 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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50 |
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41 |
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35 |
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+15 |
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51 |
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2008 |
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8 |
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1976 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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42.5 |
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43.8 |
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40.0 |
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+2.5 |
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49.8 |
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2010 |
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27.8 |
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1965 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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33.8 |
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27.7 |
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26.5 |
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+7.3 |
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37.6 |
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2010 |
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12.2 |
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1982 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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38.1 |
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35.8 |
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33.3 |
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+4.9 |
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43.7 |
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2010 |
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20.5 |
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1982 |
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| Precipitation |
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.76 |
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.00 |
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.14 |
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+.62 |
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1.91 |
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1913 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.29 |
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.00 |
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.42 |
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2007 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.23 |
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.00 |
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.24 |
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2007 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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2.73 |
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.00 |
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2.73 |
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2024 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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3.21 |
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.70 |
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1.75 |
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+1.46 |
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5.72 |
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1983 |
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.03 |
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1963 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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22.05 |
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14.20 |
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13.34 |
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+8.71 |
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24.99 |
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1983 |
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6.57 |
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2012 |
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| 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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1918 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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3 |
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1958 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.5 |
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-0.5 |
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9.6 |
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1996 |
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0.0 |
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2024 |
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| Season Snow |
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12.7 |
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9.1 |
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33.8 |
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-21.1 |
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84.1 |
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1996 |
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5.0 |
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1998 |
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April
12, 2024 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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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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76% |
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85% |
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+14% |
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100% |
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2003 |
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50% |
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1975 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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95% |
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30% |
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43% |
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+52% |
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95% |
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2024 |
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19% |
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1985 |
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| Average Humidity |
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97% |
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53% |
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64% |
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+33% |
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97% |
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2024 |
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37% |
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1963 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.88 |
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29.82 |
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30.13 |
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-00.25 |
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30.68 |
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1909 |
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29.65 |
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1963 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.42 |
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29.71 |
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29.84 |
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-00.42 |
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30.36 |
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2002 |
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29.04 |
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1932 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.65 |
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29.77 |
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29.99 |
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-00.34 |
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30.51 |
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2002 |
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29.47 |
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1965 |
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| Average
Wind |
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18.4 |
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10.9 |
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7.6 |
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+10.8 |
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18.4 |
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2024 |
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2.7 |
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1994 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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NW |
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NW |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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53 |
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26 |
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+27 |
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2024 |
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13 |
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1971 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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WNW |
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NNW |
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SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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46.6 |
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49.3 |
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45.9 |
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+0.7 |
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53.3 |
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2010 |
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39.4 |
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2003 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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45.1 |
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47.1 |
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43.1 |
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+2.0 |
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47.6 |
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2012 |
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38.4 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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45.9 |
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48.2 |
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44.5 |
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+1.3 |
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49.0 |
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2010 |
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38.9 |
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2003 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:09:06 AM |
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5:39:40 AM |
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| Sunset
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7:22:58 PM |
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7:51:50 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:13:52 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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Record breaking high average wind and wind
gust |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For April 12, 2024 |
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| Climate Weather for April 12 |
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| Weather History For April 12 |
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