| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
August 22, 2024 |
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| Clear to
Partly Cloudy PM, Low Humidity, Continued Cool |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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August 22, 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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74 |
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77 |
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78 |
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-4 |
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90 |
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in |
1976 |
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66 |
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in |
1999 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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60 |
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61 |
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63 |
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-3 |
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74 |
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in |
2009 |
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47 |
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in |
1982 |
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| Average Temperature |
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67 |
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69 |
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71 |
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-4 |
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80 |
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in |
2019 |
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58 |
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in |
1982 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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79.4 |
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78.8 |
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79.0 |
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+0.4 |
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84.1 |
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in |
1937 |
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72.7 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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64.3 |
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64.1 |
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64.2 |
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+0.1 |
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69.4 |
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in |
2018 |
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56.2 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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72.0 |
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71.7 |
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71.6 |
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+0.4 |
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76.4 |
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in |
1937 |
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64.8 |
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in |
1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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75 |
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77 |
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79 |
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-4 |
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103 |
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in |
1976 |
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| Low
Wind Chill |
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45 |
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in |
1895 |
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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 |
1982 |
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0 |
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in |
2024 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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2 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+2 |
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26 |
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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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2 |
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0 |
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3 |
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-1 |
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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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2 |
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4 |
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6 |
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-4 |
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15 |
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in |
2019 |
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0 |
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in |
2007 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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157 |
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148 |
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157 |
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+0 |
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251 |
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in |
1937 |
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21 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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599 |
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532 |
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485 |
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+114 |
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694 |
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in |
2020 |
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214 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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60 |
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69 |
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67 |
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-7 |
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78 |
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in |
1976 |
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45 |
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in |
1988 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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53 |
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52 |
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59 |
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-6 |
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72 |
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in |
2009 |
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36 |
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in |
1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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57 |
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61 |
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63 |
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-6 |
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74 |
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in |
2019 |
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41 |
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in |
1988 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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71.1 |
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69.2 |
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68.5 |
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+2.6 |
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73.2 |
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in |
2018 |
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58.5 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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61.9 |
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59.5 |
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60.3 |
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+1.5 |
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66.9 |
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in |
2003 |
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47.8 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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66.5 |
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64.4 |
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64.4 |
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+2.1 |
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70.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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53.1 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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2.21 |
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in |
1908 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.87 |
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in |
1977 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.57 |
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in |
2019 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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5.94 |
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in |
2019 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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2.22 |
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4.15 |
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2.63 |
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-.41 |
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9.62 |
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in |
1946 |
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.16 |
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in |
1993 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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40.49 |
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34.40 |
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28.41 |
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+12.08 |
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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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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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Many |
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| Season Snow |
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August
22, 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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89% |
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95% |
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94% |
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-5% |
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100% |
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in |
2018 |
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67% |
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in |
1982 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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59% |
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43% |
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58% |
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+1% |
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94% |
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in |
2022 |
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34% |
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in |
2005 |
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| Average Humidity |
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74% |
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69% |
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76% |
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-2% |
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97% |
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2022 |
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54% |
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1982 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.19 |
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30.08 |
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30.07 |
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+00.12 |
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30.49 |
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in |
1957 |
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29.78 |
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in |
1994 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.05 |
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29.97 |
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29.87 |
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+00.18 |
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30.30 |
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in |
1957 |
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29.54 |
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in |
2021 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.12 |
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30.03 |
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29.97 |
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+00.15 |
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30.40 |
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in |
1957 |
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29.70 |
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in |
1971 |
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| Average
Wind |
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5.1 |
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9.9 |
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5.5 |
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-0.4 |
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13.3 |
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in |
2021 |
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2.0 |
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in |
2022 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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N |
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SSW |
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S |
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E |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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18 |
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27 |
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20 |
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-2 |
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42 |
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in |
2021 |
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9 |
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in |
2022 |
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| Direction |
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W |
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ENE |
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SW |
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E |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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69.6 |
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71.1 |
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71.3 |
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-1.7 |
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76.6 |
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in |
2003 |
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66.7 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.0 |
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66.9 |
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68.6 |
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-0.6 |
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72.4 |
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in |
2015 |
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64.2 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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68.8 |
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69.0 |
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69.9 |
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-1.1 |
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73.5 |
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in |
2015 |
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65.5 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:01:31 AM |
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4:59:34 AM |
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| Sunset
/ PM Twilight |
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7:33:19 PM |
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8:43:57 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:31:48 |
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None |
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