| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday,
August 6, 2024 |
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Cloudy early then Cloudy and Light Rain, Much Cooler |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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August 6, 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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76 |
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80 |
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79 |
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-3 |
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95 |
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in |
1918 |
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66 |
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in |
1936 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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65 |
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62 |
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65 |
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+0 |
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74 |
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in |
2022 |
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52 |
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in |
1972 |
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| Average Temperature |
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71 |
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71 |
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72 |
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-1 |
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82 |
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in |
1918 |
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61 |
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in |
1994 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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84.5 |
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78.3 |
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79.8 |
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+4.7 |
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88.5 |
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in |
1975 |
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70.3 |
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in |
1903 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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69.7 |
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61.8 |
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65.0 |
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+4.7 |
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71.7 |
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1979 |
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55.5 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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77.3 |
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70.3 |
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72.0 |
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+5.3 |
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79.8 |
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1975 |
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64.3 |
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in |
1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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79 |
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81 |
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81 |
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-2 |
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111 |
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in |
1918 |
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| Low
Wind Chill |
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| Heating 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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4 |
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in |
1994 |
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0 |
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in |
2024 |
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| Month Heating 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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11 |
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in |
1903 |
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0 |
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in |
2024 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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0 |
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0 |
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3 |
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-3 |
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34 |
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in |
1914 |
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0 |
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in |
2024 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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6 |
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6 |
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8 |
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-2 |
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17 |
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in |
1918 |
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0 |
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in |
2004 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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74 |
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32 |
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48 |
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+26 |
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89 |
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in |
1975 |
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5 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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516 |
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416 |
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376 |
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+140 |
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540 |
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in |
2020 |
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176 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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74 |
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64 |
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69 |
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+5 |
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76 |
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in |
2022 |
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52 |
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in |
1951 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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63 |
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56 |
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61 |
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+2 |
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72 |
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in |
2022 |
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43 |
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in |
1957 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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69 |
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60 |
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65 |
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+4 |
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74 |
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in |
2022 |
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49 |
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in |
1951 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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76.7 |
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65.0 |
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69.0 |
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+7.7 |
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76.7 |
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in |
2024 |
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57.2 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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68.0 |
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56.2 |
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61.5 |
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+6.5 |
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69.3 |
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in |
1988 |
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48.2 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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72.3 |
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60.6 |
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65.0 |
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+7.3 |
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72.3 |
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in |
2024 |
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52.7 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.22 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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+.10 |
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2.39 |
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in |
1952 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.09 |
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.00 |
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1.56 |
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in |
1952 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.08 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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in |
2007 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.74 |
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.81 |
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2007 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.24 |
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T |
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.71 |
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-.47 |
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3.98 |
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1952 |
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.00 |
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1998 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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38.51 |
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30.25 |
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26.49 |
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+12.02 |
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41.55 |
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1998 |
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14.69 |
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in |
1957 |
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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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0.0 |
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in |
1900 |
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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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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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| Month Snow |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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Many |
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| Season Snow |
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August
6, 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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98% |
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92% |
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92% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2003 |
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73% |
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in |
1951 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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89% |
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50% |
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57% |
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+32% |
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92% |
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in |
1952 |
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35% |
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1957 |
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| Average Humidity |
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94% |
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71% |
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75% |
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+19% |
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96% |
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1952 |
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55% |
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1957 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.00 |
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30.01 |
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30.06 |
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-00.06 |
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30.37 |
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in |
1992 |
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29.68 |
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in |
1954 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.91 |
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29.96 |
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29.87 |
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+00.04 |
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30.26 |
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in |
1996 |
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29.38 |
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1989 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.96 |
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29.99 |
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29.96 |
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-00.01 |
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30.31 |
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in |
1996 |
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29.58 |
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in |
1954 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.1 |
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5.5 |
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5.7 |
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+0.4 |
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12.4 |
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2002 |
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2.3 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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N |
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SW |
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NNW |
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NNW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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19 |
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17 |
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20 |
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-1 |
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31 |
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in |
1902 |
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11 |
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in |
2019 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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SSW |
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SW |
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S |
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E |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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73.9 |
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71.6 |
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72.3 |
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+1.6 |
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76.1 |
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in |
2022 |
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67.0 |
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2004 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.0 |
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68.5 |
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68.7 |
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-0.7 |
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73.2 |
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in |
2022 |
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65.1 |
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2001 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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71.0 |
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70.1 |
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70.5 |
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+0.4 |
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74.7 |
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in |
2022 |
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66.3 |
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2004 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:45:12 AM |
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4:45:23 AM |
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| Sunset
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7:55:54 PM |
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8:55:02 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:10:42 |
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Fog |
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