| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Friday,
August 16, 2024 |
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| Partly
Cloudy, Fog early, Afternoon Haze/Smoke, Light Winds and Cooler |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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August 16, 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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77 |
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73 |
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79 |
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-2 |
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92 |
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in |
1938 |
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59 |
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in |
1905 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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62 |
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66 |
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64 |
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-2 |
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73 |
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in |
2002 |
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52 |
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in |
1972 |
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| Average Temperature |
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70 |
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70 |
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71 |
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-1 |
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83 |
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in |
1938 |
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58 |
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in |
1905 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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80.9 |
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78.9 |
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79.3 |
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+1.6 |
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84.6 |
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in |
1988 |
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72.4 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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65.3 |
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64.4 |
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64.6 |
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+0.8 |
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72.1 |
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in |
1988 |
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55.6 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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73.4 |
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71.9 |
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71.9 |
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+1.5 |
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78.7 |
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in |
1988 |
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64.3 |
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in |
1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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80 |
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74 |
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81 |
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-1 |
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100 |
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in |
1938 |
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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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7 |
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in |
1905 |
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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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22 |
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in |
1964 |
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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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5 |
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5 |
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7 |
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-2 |
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18 |
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in |
1938 |
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0 |
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in |
2004 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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135 |
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111 |
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119 |
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+16 |
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219 |
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in |
1988 |
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11 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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577 |
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495 |
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447 |
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+130 |
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648 |
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in |
2020 |
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208 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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71 |
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69 |
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68 |
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+3 |
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78 |
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in |
1995 |
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51 |
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in |
1972 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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62 |
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64 |
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60 |
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+2 |
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70 |
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in |
2002 |
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45 |
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in |
1968 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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67 |
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67 |
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64 |
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+3 |
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74 |
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in |
1995 |
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49 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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72.4 |
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69.0 |
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68.8 |
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+3.7 |
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74.1 |
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in |
2018 |
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57.1 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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63.2 |
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60.1 |
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60.8 |
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+2.4 |
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68.3 |
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in |
2003 |
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46.7 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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67.8 |
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64.6 |
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64.7 |
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+3.1 |
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71.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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51.9 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.05 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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1.32 |
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in |
1947 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.03 |
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.42 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.02 |
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.05 |
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in |
2010 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.03 |
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.42 |
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2010 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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1.34 |
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3.56 |
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1.91 |
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-.57 |
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7.15 |
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in |
1946 |
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.07 |
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1940 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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39.61 |
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33.81 |
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27.69 |
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+11.92 |
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43.87 |
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in |
1983 |
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15.70 |
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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
16, 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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99% |
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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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in |
2017 |
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75% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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78% |
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87% |
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58% |
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+20% |
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90% |
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in |
2004 |
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37% |
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in |
1979 |
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| Average Humidity |
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89% |
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93% |
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75% |
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+13% |
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94% |
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2004 |
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59% |
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1974 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.08 |
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30.00 |
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30.06 |
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+00.02 |
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30.33 |
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in |
1992 |
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29.81 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.01 |
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29.86 |
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29.87 |
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+00.14 |
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30.18 |
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in |
2021 |
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29.38 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.05 |
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29.93 |
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29.97 |
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+00.08 |
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30.21 |
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2021 |
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29.60 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average
Wind |
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4.5 |
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1.9 |
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5.6 |
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-1.1 |
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12.1 |
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in |
1980 |
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1.5 |
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in |
1975 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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SSW |
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NW |
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WSW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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13 |
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9 |
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-7 |
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37 |
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in |
1951 |
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9 |
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in |
2023 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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SE |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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SE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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73.6 |
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70.0 |
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71.8 |
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+1.8 |
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76.1 |
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in |
2003 |
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66.2 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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70.2 |
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69.3 |
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69.1 |
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+1.1 |
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74.1 |
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in |
2018 |
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64.8 |
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in |
2006 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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71.9 |
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69.7 |
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70.4 |
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+1.5 |
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75.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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65.8 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:55:22 AM |
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4:53:44 AM |
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| Sunset
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7:42:19 PM |
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8:49:09 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:46:57 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog/Smoke from Canandian Wildfires |
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