| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday,
August 27, 2024 |
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| Partly
Cloudy, Dense Fog early then Clear,
Light Winds, Continued Warm and
Humid |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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August 27, 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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78 |
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78 |
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+2 |
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97 |
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in |
1948 |
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62 |
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in |
1927 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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61 |
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64 |
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63 |
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-2 |
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73 |
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in |
1948 |
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49 |
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in |
1954 |
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| Average Temperature |
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71 |
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71 |
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70 |
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+1 |
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85 |
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in |
1948 |
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59 |
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in |
1927 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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79.6 |
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78.3 |
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78.8 |
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+0.8 |
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83.3 |
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in |
2022 |
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73.3 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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63.6 |
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63.8 |
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64.0 |
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-0.4 |
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67.7 |
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in |
2018 |
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56.9 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.8 |
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71.3 |
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71.4 |
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+0.4 |
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75.6 |
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in |
1939 |
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65.4 |
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in |
1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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81 |
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81 |
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80 |
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+1 |
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113 |
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in |
1948 |
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| Low
Wind Chill |
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47 |
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in |
1954 |
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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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6 |
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in |
1927 |
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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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31 |
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in |
1905 |
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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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37 |
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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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6 |
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6 |
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6 |
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+0 |
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20 |
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in |
1948 |
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0 |
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in |
2019 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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186 |
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170 |
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187 |
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-1 |
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285 |
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in |
1939 |
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36 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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628 |
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554 |
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515 |
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+113 |
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744 |
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in |
2020 |
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233 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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72 |
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70 |
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66 |
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+6 |
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79 |
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in |
2021 |
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51 |
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in |
1968 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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61 |
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62 |
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58 |
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+3 |
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70 |
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in |
2021 |
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41 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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67 |
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66 |
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62 |
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+5 |
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75 |
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in |
2021 |
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46 |
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in |
1968 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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70.9 |
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68.9 |
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68.2 |
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+2.7 |
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72.7 |
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in |
2021 |
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59.6 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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61.4 |
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59.6 |
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59.9 |
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+1.4 |
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64.8 |
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in |
2018 |
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49.3 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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66.1 |
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64.3 |
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64.0 |
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+2.1 |
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68.7 |
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in |
2021 |
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54.5 |
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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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.11 |
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-.11 |
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2.28 |
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in |
1922 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.49 |
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in |
1972 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.24 |
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in |
2013 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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2.14 |
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in |
2011 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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2.42 |
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5.09 |
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3.19 |
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-.77 |
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11.69 |
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in |
1946 |
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.27 |
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in |
1993 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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40.69 |
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35.34 |
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28.97 |
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+11.72 |
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44.79 |
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in |
1998 |
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16.49 |
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in |
1957 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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+0.0 |
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0.0 |
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in |
1900 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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| Month Snow |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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in |
Many |
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| Season Snow |
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August
27, 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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98% |
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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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in |
2004 |
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74% |
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in |
1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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60% |
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75% |
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59% |
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+1% |
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94% |
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in |
1976 |
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33% |
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in |
1968 |
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| Average Humidity |
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80% |
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87% |
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76% |
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+3% |
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97% |
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in |
1976 |
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55% |
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1968 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.12 |
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30.01 |
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30.09 |
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+00.03 |
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30.34 |
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in |
1944 |
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29.82 |
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in |
1965 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.03 |
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29.82 |
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29.90 |
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+00.13 |
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30.21 |
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in |
2017 |
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29.51 |
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in |
1986 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.08 |
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29.92 |
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29.99 |
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+00.08 |
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30.24 |
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in |
2017 |
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29.72 |
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in |
1986 |
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| Average
Wind |
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3.8 |
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4.9 |
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5.1 |
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-1.3 |
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11.3 |
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in |
1974 |
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2.4 |
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in |
1992 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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NNE |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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17 |
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16 |
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19 |
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-2 |
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32 |
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in |
1974 |
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11 |
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in |
2021 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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NE |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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71.8 |
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70.2 |
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71.4 |
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+0.4 |
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76.8 |
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in |
2021 |
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64.4 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.5 |
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68.5 |
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68.6 |
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-0.1 |
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73.9 |
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in |
2021 |
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62.7 |
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in |
2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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70.2 |
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69.4 |
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70.0 |
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+0.2 |
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75.4 |
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in |
2021 |
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63.6 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:06:37 AM |
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5:04:46 AM |
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| Sunset
/ PM Twilight |
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7:25:25 PM |
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8:38:46 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:18:48 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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