| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Monday,
August 19, 2024 |
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| Cloudy,
Heavy Rain/Thunderstorm & Fog early, Partly Cloudy Day to Mostly Cloudy
PM, Warmer & Humid |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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August 19, 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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80 |
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75 |
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78 |
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+2 |
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89 |
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in |
2002 |
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64 |
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in |
1927 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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68 |
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60 |
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63 |
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+5 |
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72 |
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in |
1956 |
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51 |
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in |
2007 |
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| Average Temperature |
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74 |
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68 |
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71 |
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+3 |
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80 |
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in |
2002 |
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61 |
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in |
2007 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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80.3 |
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78.4 |
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79.1 |
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+1.2 |
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83.9 |
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in |
1939 |
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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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64.3 |
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64.4 |
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+0.9 |
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70.5 |
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in |
1988 |
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56.0 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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73.1 |
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71.6 |
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71.7 |
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+1.3 |
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77.5 |
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in |
1988 |
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64.5 |
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in |
1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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86 |
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76 |
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79 |
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+7 |
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95 |
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in |
2009 |
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| Low
Wind Chill |
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49 |
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in |
1963 |
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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 |
2007 |
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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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9 |
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3 |
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6 |
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+3 |
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15 |
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in |
2002 |
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0 |
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in |
2014 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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154 |
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126 |
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139 |
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+15 |
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237 |
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in |
1988 |
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15 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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596 |
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510 |
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467 |
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+129 |
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669 |
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in |
2020 |
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210 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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75 |
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64 |
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68 |
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+7 |
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77 |
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in |
2021 |
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51 |
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in |
1975 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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67 |
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54 |
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59 |
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+8 |
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71 |
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in |
2015 |
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45 |
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in |
1975 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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71 |
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59 |
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64 |
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+7 |
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74 |
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in |
2021 |
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48 |
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in |
1975 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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69.1 |
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69.1 |
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68.6 |
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+0.4 |
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73.9 |
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in |
2018 |
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57.9 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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59.8 |
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59.8 |
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60.5 |
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-0.7 |
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67.6 |
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in |
2018 |
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47.4 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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64.4 |
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64.4 |
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64.6 |
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-0.1 |
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70.7 |
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in |
2018 |
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52.7 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.83 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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+.71 |
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3.28 |
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in |
1955 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.54 |
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.00 |
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1.95 |
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in |
1955 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.32 |
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.00 |
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.32 |
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in |
2024 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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4.14 |
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.00 |
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4.43 |
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in |
2021 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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2.22 |
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4.15 |
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2.27 |
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-.05 |
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9.62 |
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in |
1946 |
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.15 |
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in |
1956 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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40.49 |
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34.40 |
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28.05 |
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+12.44 |
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43.94 |
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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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in |
#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
19, 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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86% |
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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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70% |
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in |
1975 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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82% |
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62% |
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59% |
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+23% |
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92% |
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in |
1955 |
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31% |
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in |
1999 |
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| Average Humidity |
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91% |
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74% |
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76% |
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+15% |
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96% |
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in |
1955 |
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53% |
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in |
1975 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.82 |
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30.00 |
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30.06 |
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-00.24 |
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30.43 |
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in |
1904 |
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29.78 |
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in |
1965 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.65 |
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29.82 |
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29.84 |
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-00.19 |
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30.23 |
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in |
1996 |
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28.47 |
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in |
1991 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.74 |
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29.91 |
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29.95 |
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-00.22 |
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30.32 |
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in |
1996 |
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29.37 |
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in |
1991 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.3 |
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5.6 |
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5.8 |
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+0.5 |
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18.7 |
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in |
1991 |
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0.9 |
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in |
1978 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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W |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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S |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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20 |
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19 |
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21 |
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-1 |
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105 |
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in |
1991 |
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11 |
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in |
1978 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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SW |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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SSW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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71.2 |
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71.4 |
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71.9 |
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-0.7 |
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75.6 |
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in |
2003 |
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67.6 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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69.8 |
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69.4 |
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68.8 |
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+1.0 |
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73.2 |
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in |
2018 |
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64.2 |
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in |
2008 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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70.5 |
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70.4 |
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70.3 |
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+0.2 |
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74.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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66.7 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:58:27 AM |
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4:56:35 AM |
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| Sunset
/ PM Twilight |
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7:37:53 PM |
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8:46:42 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:39:26 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog, Heavy 'Thunderstorm |
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| Hour-by-Hour
Weather For August 19, 2024 |
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