| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday,
August 17, 2024 |
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| Cloudy
Morning, Partly Cloudy Day to Cloudy Evening, Seasonal Temperatrues |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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August 17, 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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74 |
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78 |
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-2 |
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91 |
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in |
2002 |
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65 |
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in |
1909 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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64 |
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64 |
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64 |
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+0 |
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74 |
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in |
1955 |
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52 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Temperature |
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70 |
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69 |
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71 |
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-1 |
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81 |
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in |
2002 |
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61 |
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in |
1909 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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80.6 |
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78.4 |
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79.2 |
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+1.4 |
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84.4 |
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in |
1988 |
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72.1 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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65.2 |
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64.3 |
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64.5 |
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+0.7 |
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71.6 |
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in |
1988 |
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55.7 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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73.2 |
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71.6 |
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71.8 |
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+1.4 |
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78.4 |
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in |
1988 |
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64.2 |
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in |
1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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78 |
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76 |
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81 |
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-3 |
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98 |
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in |
2002 |
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| Low
Wind Chill |
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49 |
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in |
1957 |
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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 |
1909 |
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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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24 |
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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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4 |
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7 |
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-2 |
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16 |
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in |
2002 |
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0 |
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in |
2000 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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140 |
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115 |
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126 |
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+14 |
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227 |
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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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582 |
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499 |
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454 |
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+128 |
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654 |
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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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68 |
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69 |
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68 |
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+0 |
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76 |
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in |
2010 |
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51 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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61 |
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63 |
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59 |
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+2 |
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72 |
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in |
1955 |
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43 |
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in |
1961 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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65 |
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66 |
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64 |
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+1 |
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74 |
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in |
1955 |
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49 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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70.8 |
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69.1 |
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68.7 |
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+2.1 |
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74.1 |
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in |
2018 |
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57.5 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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62.4 |
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59.8 |
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60.7 |
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+1.6 |
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67.9 |
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in |
2018 |
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46.9 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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66.6 |
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64.4 |
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64.6 |
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+1.9 |
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71.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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52.2 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.01 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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1.65 |
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in |
1909 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.01 |
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.90 |
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in |
1997 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.01 |
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.11 |
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in |
2010 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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2.35 |
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in |
2010 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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1.34 |
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3.57 |
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2.03 |
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-.69 |
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7.57 |
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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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33.82 |
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27.81 |
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+11.80 |
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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
17, 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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93% |
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99% |
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93% |
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-0% |
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100% |
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in |
2003 |
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77% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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76% |
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81% |
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59% |
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+17% |
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95% |
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in |
1998 |
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30% |
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in |
2007 |
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| Average Humidity |
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85% |
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90% |
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76% |
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+8% |
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98% |
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in |
1998 |
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55% |
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in |
1980 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.08 |
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30.02 |
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30.04 |
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+00.04 |
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30.37 |
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in |
1947 |
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29.71 |
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in |
1952 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.00 |
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29.86 |
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29.86 |
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+00.14 |
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30.20 |
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in |
1994 |
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29.44 |
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in |
1977 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.04 |
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29.94 |
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29.95 |
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+00.09 |
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30.25 |
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in |
1994 |
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29.65 |
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in |
1958 |
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| Average
Wind |
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5.1 |
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3.8 |
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5.8 |
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-0.7 |
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12.8 |
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in |
1969 |
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1.7 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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E |
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SSW |
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WSW |
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SSE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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16 |
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11 |
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-4 |
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35 |
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in |
1981 |
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10 |
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in |
2004 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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ENE |
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SSW |
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NNW |
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SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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72.3 |
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70.2 |
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72.0 |
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+0.3 |
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75.5 |
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in |
2016 |
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66.8 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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71.1 |
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69.4 |
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69.0 |
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+2.1 |
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73.6 |
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in |
2018 |
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64.9 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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71.7 |
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69.8 |
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70.5 |
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+1.2 |
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74.4 |
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in |
2018 |
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65.9 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:56:24 AM |
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4:54:40 AM |
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| Sunset
/ PM Twilight |
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7:40:51 PM |
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8:48:22 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:44:27 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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