| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Friday,
August 9, 2024 |
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| Cloudy, Rain,
Dense Fog early, Partly Cloudy Day to Cloudy PM, Windy, Much Warmer &
Very Muggy |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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August 9, 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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84 |
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82 |
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79 |
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+5 |
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92 |
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in |
1980 |
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66 |
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in |
1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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67 |
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67 |
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65 |
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+2 |
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73 |
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in |
2022 |
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51 |
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in |
1955 |
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| Average Temperature |
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76 |
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75 |
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72 |
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+4 |
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82 |
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in |
1980 |
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63 |
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in |
1955 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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80.8 |
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78.9 |
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79.6 |
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+1.2 |
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86.9 |
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in |
1980 |
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70.1 |
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in |
1903 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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67.2 |
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63.7 |
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65.0 |
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+2.2 |
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71.2 |
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in |
2022 |
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55.9 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Temperature |
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74.3 |
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71.6 |
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72.0 |
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+2.3 |
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78.7 |
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in |
2022 |
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64.2 |
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in |
1903 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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95 |
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82 |
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82 |
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+13 |
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100 |
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in |
2022 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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48 |
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in |
1955 |
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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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2 |
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in |
1955 |
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0 |
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in |
2024 |
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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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18 |
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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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11 |
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10 |
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7 |
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+4 |
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17 |
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in |
1980 |
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0 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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85 |
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59 |
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70 |
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+15 |
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123 |
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in |
2022 |
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6 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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527 |
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443 |
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398 |
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+129 |
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569 |
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in |
2020 |
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192 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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79 |
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67 |
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69 |
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+10 |
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79 |
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in |
2024 |
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54 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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66 |
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61 |
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61 |
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+5 |
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72 |
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in |
2022 |
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39 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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73 |
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64 |
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65 |
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+8 |
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75 |
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in |
2022 |
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47 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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74.3 |
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67.2 |
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69.0 |
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+5.3 |
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76.0 |
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in |
2022 |
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57.8 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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65.6 |
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58.4 |
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61.3 |
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+4.2 |
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69.2 |
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in |
2003 |
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47.6 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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69.9 |
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62.8 |
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65.0 |
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+4.9 |
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72.4 |
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in |
2022 |
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52.7 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.15 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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+.03 |
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5.58 |
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in |
1992 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.08 |
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.00 |
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.91 |
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in |
1992 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.08 |
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.00 |
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.23 |
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in |
2013 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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2.01 |
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.00 |
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2.02 |
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in |
2013 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.59 |
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2.65 |
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1.07 |
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-.48 |
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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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38.86 |
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32.90 |
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26.85 |
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+12.01 |
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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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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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in |
Many |
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| Season Snow |
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August
9, 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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88% |
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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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in |
2003 |
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74% |
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in |
1971 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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85% |
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53% |
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59% |
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+26% |
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98% |
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in |
1976 |
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26% |
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in |
1999 |
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| Average Humidity |
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92% |
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71% |
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76% |
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+16% |
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99% |
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in |
1976 |
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56% |
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in |
1979 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.13 |
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29.74 |
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30.03 |
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+00.10 |
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30.37 |
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in |
1998 |
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29.69 |
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in |
2011 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.87 |
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29.55 |
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29.85 |
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+00.02 |
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30.24 |
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in |
1993 |
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29.52 |
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in |
2011 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.00 |
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29.65 |
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29.94 |
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+00.06 |
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30.29 |
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in |
1993 |
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29.61 |
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in |
2011 |
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| Average
Wind |
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13.3 |
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9.3 |
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5.8 |
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+7.5 |
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13.3 |
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in |
2024 |
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2.0 |
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in |
1990 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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WNW |
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SW |
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S |
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S |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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35 |
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29 |
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21 |
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+14 |
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37 |
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in |
1969 |
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10 |
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in |
1997 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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NW |
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SSW |
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SW |
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W |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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72.1 |
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71.4 |
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72.2 |
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-0.1 |
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75.6 |
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in |
2022 |
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68.2 |
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in |
2017 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.5 |
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70.3 |
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69.2 |
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-0.7 |
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73.6 |
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in |
2022 |
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65.4 |
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in |
2017 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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70.3 |
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70.9 |
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70.7 |
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-0.4 |
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74.6 |
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in |
2022 |
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66.8 |
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in |
2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:48:14 AM |
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4:47:40 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:52:02 PM |
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8:53:40 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:03:48 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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Remnants of Hurricane Debby |
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