| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday,
August 31, 2024 |
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| Partly
Cloudy, Light Winds and Warmer |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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August 31, 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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77 |
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75 |
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77 |
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+0 |
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93 |
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in |
1973 |
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62 |
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in |
1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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60 |
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58 |
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62 |
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-2 |
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72 |
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in |
2005 |
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41 |
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in |
1965 |
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| Average Temperature |
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69 |
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67 |
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70 |
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-1 |
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82 |
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in |
1973 |
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53 |
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in |
1965 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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79.5 |
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78.0 |
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78.6 |
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+0.9 |
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83.3 |
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in |
2022 |
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73.0 |
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in |
1903 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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63.1 |
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63.6 |
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63.7 |
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-0.6 |
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68.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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57.6 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Temperature |
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71.5 |
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71.1 |
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71.2 |
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+0.3 |
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75.4 |
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in |
2022 |
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66.1 |
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in |
1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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80 |
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74 |
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79 |
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+1 |
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104 |
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in |
1973 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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37 |
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in |
1965 |
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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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12 |
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in |
1965 |
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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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4 |
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-2 |
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38 |
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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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7 |
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-5 |
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40 |
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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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4 |
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2 |
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5 |
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-1 |
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17 |
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in |
1973 |
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0 |
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in |
2009 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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204 |
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188 |
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209 |
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-5 |
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323 |
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in |
2022 |
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61 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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646 |
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572 |
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537 |
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+109 |
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766 |
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in |
2020 |
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253 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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71 |
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61 |
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66 |
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+5 |
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75 |
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in |
2022 |
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49 |
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in |
1965 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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58 |
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49 |
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57 |
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+1 |
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72 |
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in |
2005 |
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33 |
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in |
1965 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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65 |
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55 |
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61 |
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+4 |
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73 |
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in |
2005 |
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41 |
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in |
1965 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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70.6 |
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68.9 |
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67.9 |
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+2.7 |
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72.5 |
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in |
2021 |
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60.8 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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60.6 |
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59.4 |
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59.6 |
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+1.0 |
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65.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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50.8 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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65.6 |
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64.2 |
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63.7 |
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+1.9 |
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68.6 |
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in |
2018 |
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55.8 |
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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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2.60 |
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in |
1954 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.83 |
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in |
2022 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.66 |
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in |
2022 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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10.67 |
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in |
2022 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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2.42 |
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5.37 |
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3.63 |
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-1.21 |
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11.81 |
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in |
1985 |
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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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35.62 |
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29.41 |
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+11.28 |
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45.30 |
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in |
1998 |
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16.54 |
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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
31, 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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87% |
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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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62% |
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in |
1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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80% |
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48% |
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58% |
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+22% |
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90% |
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in |
1950 |
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31% |
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in |
1968 |
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| Average Humidity |
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90% |
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68% |
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76% |
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+14% |
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95% |
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in |
1950 |
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50% |
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in |
1953 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.23 |
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30.11 |
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30.10 |
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+00.13 |
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30.54 |
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2002 |
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29.78 |
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in |
2021 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.98 |
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29.91 |
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29.89 |
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+00.09 |
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30.29 |
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in |
2002 |
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28.65 |
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in |
1954 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.11 |
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30.01 |
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29.99 |
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+00.11 |
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30.42 |
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2002 |
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29.26 |
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in |
1954 |
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| Average
Wind |
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4.3 |
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9.8 |
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6.1 |
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-1.8 |
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27.5 |
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in |
1954 |
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1.3 |
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in |
1990 |
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| Direction |
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ESE |
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N |
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SSW |
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SW |
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SW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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16 |
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24 |
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22 |
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-6 |
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109 |
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in |
1954 |
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11 |
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in |
1950 |
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| Direction |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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SE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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71.1 |
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69.3 |
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71.0 |
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+0.1 |
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76.3 |
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in |
2021 |
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66.9 |
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in |
2003 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.4 |
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68.4 |
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68.7 |
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-0.3 |
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73.9 |
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in |
2021 |
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63.5 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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69.8 |
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68.9 |
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69.8 |
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-0.1 |
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75.1 |
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in |
2021 |
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65.6 |
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in |
2003 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:10:41 AM |
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5:09:04 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:18:54 PM |
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8:34:07 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:08:13 |
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Fog |
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