| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
August 7, 2024 |
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| Cloudy,
Light Rain & Fog, Mostly Cloudy Late, Continued 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 7, 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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67 |
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75 |
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79 |
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-22 |
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92 |
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in |
1931 |
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67 |
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in |
2024 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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60 |
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65 |
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65 |
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-5 |
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74 |
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in |
2022 |
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52 |
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in |
1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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64 |
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70 |
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72 |
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-8 |
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81 |
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in |
2022 |
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62 |
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in |
2004 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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82.0 |
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77.9 |
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79.7 |
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+2.3 |
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87.0 |
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in |
1955 |
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71.1 |
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in |
1903 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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68.3 |
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62.3 |
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65.0 |
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+3.3 |
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71.4 |
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in |
1988 |
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55.4 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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75.4 |
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70.3 |
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72.0 |
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+3.4 |
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78.1 |
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in |
2022 |
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64.3 |
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in |
1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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68 |
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77 |
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81 |
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-23 |
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104 |
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in |
1931 |
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| Low
Wind Chill |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+1 |
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3 |
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in |
2004 |
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0 |
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in |
2023 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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1 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+1 |
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11 |
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in |
1903 |
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0 |
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in |
2023 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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1 |
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0 |
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3 |
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-2 |
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34 |
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in |
1914 |
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0 |
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in |
2023 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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0 |
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5 |
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8 |
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-8 |
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16 |
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in |
2022 |
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0 |
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in |
2024 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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74 |
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37 |
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56 |
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+18 |
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92 |
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in |
2022 |
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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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421 |
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384 |
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+132 |
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549 |
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in |
2020 |
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181 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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64 |
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71 |
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69 |
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-5 |
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77 |
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in |
2022 |
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55 |
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in |
1991 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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58 |
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63 |
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61 |
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-3 |
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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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61 |
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67 |
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65 |
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-4 |
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75 |
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in |
2022 |
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50 |
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in |
1957 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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74.9 |
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65.9 |
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69.0 |
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+5.9 |
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75.4 |
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in |
2022 |
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57.4 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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66.6 |
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57.1 |
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61.4 |
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+5.1 |
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69.1 |
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in |
2003 |
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48.9 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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70.7 |
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61.5 |
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65.0 |
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+5.7 |
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71.9 |
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in |
2018 |
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53.1 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.13 |
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.04 |
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.12 |
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+.01 |
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4.87 |
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in |
1946 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.04 |
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.02 |
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.56 |
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in |
1978 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.02 |
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.02 |
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.26 |
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in |
2011 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.61 |
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.04 |
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1.77 |
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in |
2011 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.37 |
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.04 |
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.83 |
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-.46 |
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6.40 |
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in |
1946 |
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.00 |
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in |
1998 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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38.64 |
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30.29 |
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26.61 |
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+12.03 |
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41.55 |
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in |
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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in |
#N/A |
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#N/A |
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Many |
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| Season Snow |
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August
7, 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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98% |
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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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in |
2011 |
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74% |
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in |
1979 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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85% |
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84% |
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58% |
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+27% |
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93% |
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in |
1976 |
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33% |
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in |
1957 |
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| Average Humidity |
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92% |
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91% |
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76% |
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+16% |
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96% |
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in |
1976 |
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57% |
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in |
1979 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.08 |
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30.00 |
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30.05 |
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+00.03 |
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30.39 |
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in |
1992 |
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29.74 |
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in |
1954 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.93 |
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29.82 |
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29.85 |
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+00.08 |
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30.27 |
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in |
1998 |
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29.35 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.01 |
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29.91 |
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29.95 |
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+00.05 |
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30.32 |
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in |
1998 |
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29.60 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.5 |
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6.6 |
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5.7 |
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+0.8 |
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12.4 |
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in |
1962 |
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2.1 |
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in |
1998 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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22 |
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21 |
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20 |
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+2 |
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45 |
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in |
1955 |
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9 |
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in |
1998 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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70.2 |
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71.1 |
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71.9 |
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-1.7 |
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76.1 |
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in |
2022 |
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67.8 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.2 |
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69.6 |
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69.1 |
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-0.9 |
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73.9 |
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in |
2022 |
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64.4 |
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in |
2001 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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69.2 |
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70.4 |
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70.5 |
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-1.3 |
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75.0 |
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in |
2022 |
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67.1 |
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in |
2004 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:46:12 AM |
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4:46:07 AM |
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| Sunset
/ PM Twilight |
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7:54:38 PM |
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8:54:37 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:08:26 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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