| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
August 28, 2024 |
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Cloudy to Mostly Cloudy PM, Hot and Very Muggy |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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August 28, 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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87 |
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75 |
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78 |
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+9 |
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95 |
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in |
1948 |
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63 |
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in |
1987 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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67 |
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62 |
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62 |
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+5 |
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74 |
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in |
1948 |
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49 |
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in |
1905 |
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| Average Temperature |
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77 |
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69 |
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70 |
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+7 |
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85 |
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in |
1948 |
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60 |
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in |
1908 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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79.9 |
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78.2 |
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78.8 |
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+1.1 |
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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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63.7 |
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63.7 |
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63.9 |
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-0.2 |
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67.9 |
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in |
2018 |
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56.7 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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72.0 |
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71.2 |
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71.3 |
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+0.7 |
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75.4 |
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in |
2022 |
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65.3 |
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in |
1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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101 |
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76 |
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80 |
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+21 |
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107 |
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in |
1948 |
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| Low
Wind Chill |
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47 |
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in |
1905 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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5 |
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in |
1908 |
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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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1 |
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+1 |
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36 |
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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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4 |
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-2 |
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38 |
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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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12 |
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4 |
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6 |
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+6 |
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20 |
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in |
1948 |
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0 |
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in |
1996 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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198 |
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174 |
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193 |
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+5 |
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292 |
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in |
2022 |
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36 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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640 |
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558 |
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521 |
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+119 |
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753 |
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in |
2020 |
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239 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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79 |
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68 |
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66 |
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+13 |
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79 |
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in |
2024 |
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48 |
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in |
1968 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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61 |
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61 |
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58 |
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+3 |
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69 |
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in |
2018 |
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38 |
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in |
1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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70 |
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65 |
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62 |
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+8 |
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74 |
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in |
2018 |
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45 |
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in |
1968 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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71.1 |
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68.9 |
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68.1 |
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+3.0 |
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72.6 |
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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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59.7 |
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59.9 |
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+1.5 |
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65.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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49.4 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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66.3 |
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64.3 |
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64.0 |
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+2.3 |
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68.6 |
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in |
2018 |
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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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1.88 |
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in |
2006 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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1.21 |
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in |
2006 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.61 |
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in |
2006 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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5.14 |
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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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3.30 |
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-.88 |
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11.69 |
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in |
1946 |
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.33 |
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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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29.08 |
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+11.61 |
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44.83 |
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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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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
28, 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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98% |
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99% |
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93% |
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+5% |
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100% |
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in |
2013 |
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71% |
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in |
1968 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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69% |
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78% |
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59% |
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+10% |
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94% |
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in |
1987 |
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33% |
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in |
1995 |
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| Average Humidity |
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84% |
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89% |
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76% |
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+8% |
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97% |
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in |
1987 |
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55% |
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in |
1968 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.06 |
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30.09 |
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30.07 |
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-00.01 |
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30.35 |
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in |
2002 |
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29.73 |
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in |
2011 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.88 |
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30.01 |
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29.88 |
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-00.00 |
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30.23 |
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in |
2017 |
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29.12 |
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in |
2011 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.97 |
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30.05 |
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29.98 |
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-00.01 |
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30.29 |
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in |
2002 |
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29.43 |
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in |
2011 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.7 |
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3.0 |
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6.1 |
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+0.6 |
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20.6 |
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in |
2011 |
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1.7 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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S |
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S |
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SSE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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23 |
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12 |
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21 |
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+2 |
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55 |
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in |
2011 |
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12 |
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in |
2023 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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SW |
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SW |
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SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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72.9 |
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69.8 |
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71.1 |
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+1.8 |
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76.6 |
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in |
2021 |
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65.7 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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70.3 |
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68.7 |
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68.4 |
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+1.9 |
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72.9 |
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in |
2021 |
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62.5 |
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in |
2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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71.6 |
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69.3 |
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69.8 |
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+1.8 |
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74.8 |
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in |
2021 |
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64.2 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:07:38 AM |
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5:05:50 AM |
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| Sunset
/ PM Twilight |
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7:23:48 PM |
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8:37:39 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:16:10 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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Record Breaking High Dew Point |
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