Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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Saturday,
March 23, 2024 |
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Cloudy, Heavy
Rain and Fog, Very Windy and Very Warm |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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March 23, 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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50 |
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53 |
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48 |
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+2 |
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67 |
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2012 |
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27 |
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1940 |
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Minimum
Temperature |
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35 |
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45 |
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33 |
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+2 |
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55 |
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2012 |
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10 |
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1934 |
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Average Temperature |
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43 |
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49 |
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40 |
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+3 |
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61 |
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2012 |
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20 |
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1934 |
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Month Avg Max Temperature |
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50.1 |
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46.6 |
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44.3 |
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+5.7 |
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52.3 |
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2012 |
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31.7 |
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1916 |
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Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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35.0 |
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33.1 |
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29.6 |
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+5.4 |
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37.8 |
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2012 |
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20.1 |
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1916 |
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Month Average Temperature |
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42.7 |
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40.0 |
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37.2 |
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+5.5 |
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45.3 |
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2012 |
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26.2 |
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1916 |
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High Heat Index |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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Low Wind
Chill |
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23 |
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39 |
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22 |
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+1 |
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-2 |
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1934 |
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Heating Degree Days |
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22 |
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16 |
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25 |
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-3 |
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45 |
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1934 |
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4 |
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2012 |
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Month Heating DD |
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512 |
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575 |
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639 |
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-127 |
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893 |
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1916 |
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454 |
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2012 |
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Season
Heating DD |
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4059 |
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3885 |
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4496 |
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-437 |
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5529 |
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1905 |
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3688 |
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2016 |
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Cooling 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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in |
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0 |
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Many |
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Month Cooling DD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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3 |
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2022 |
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0 |
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Many |
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Year Cooling DD |
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726 |
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784 |
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+117 |
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871 |
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2020 |
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290 |
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1902 |
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Maximum Dew Point |
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49 |
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50 |
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36 |
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+13 |
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56 |
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2012 |
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9 |
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2017 |
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Minimum
Dew Point |
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28 |
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42 |
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22 |
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+6 |
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42 |
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2023 |
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-4 |
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2017 |
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Average Dew Point |
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39 |
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46 |
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29 |
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+10 |
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47 |
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2012 |
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3 |
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2017 |
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Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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40.9 |
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36.1 |
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33.8 |
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+7.0 |
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42.8 |
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2012 |
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22.0 |
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1960 |
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Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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27.9 |
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24.3 |
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19.0 |
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+8.9 |
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30.0 |
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2012 |
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7.5 |
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1950 |
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Month Average Dew Point |
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34.7 |
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30.2 |
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26.7 |
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+8.0 |
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36.4 |
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2012 |
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16.2 |
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1960 |
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Precipitation |
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1.85 |
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.08 |
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.15 |
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+1.70 |
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3.28 |
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2010 |
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One Hour
Rain |
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.41 |
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.04 |
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.49 |
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2010 |
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Half
Hour Rain |
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.24 |
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.03 |
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.27 |
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2020 |
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Hourly Rain Rate |
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1.96 |
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.08 |
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1.96 |
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2024 |
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Month Precipitation |
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6.95 |
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3.62 |
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3.20 |
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+3.75 |
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8.47 |
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1983 |
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.22 |
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1915 |
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Year Precipitation |
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16.51 |
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12.75 |
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10.43 |
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+6.08 |
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19.24 |
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1998 |
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5.76 |
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2012 |
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Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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1.9 |
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2005 |
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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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7 |
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1967 |
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Month Snow |
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T |
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0.1 |
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4.8 |
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-4.8 |
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27.8 |
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1956 |
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0.0 |
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1947 |
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Season Snow |
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12.7 |
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9.1 |
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32.4 |
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-19.7 |
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76.9 |
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2005 |
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5.0 |
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1998 |
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March
23, 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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99% |
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81% |
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+18% |
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100% |
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1970 |
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42% |
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2017 |
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Minimum
Humidity |
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72% |
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80% |
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44% |
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+28% |
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91% |
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2010 |
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19% |
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1973 |
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Average Humidity |
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86% |
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90% |
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63% |
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+22% |
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94% |
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2010 |
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31% |
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2017 |
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Maximum Barometer |
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30.32 |
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30.22 |
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30.09 |
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+00.23 |
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30.73 |
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2020 |
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29.44 |
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1977 |
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Minimum
Barometer |
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29.53 |
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29.70 |
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29.79 |
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-00.26 |
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30.41 |
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1989 |
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29.06 |
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1977 |
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Average Barometer |
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29.93 |
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29.96 |
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29.94 |
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-00.01 |
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30.55 |
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1989 |
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29.25 |
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1977 |
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Average
Wind |
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14.5 |
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7.1 |
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8.5 |
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+6.0 |
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17.8 |
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1973 |
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2.7 |
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1985 |
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Direction |
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SE |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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High
Wind Gust |
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45 |
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+18 |
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46 |
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1977 |
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12 |
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1985 |
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Direction |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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NNW |
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SE |
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Maximum Water Temp |
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42.8 |
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44.1 |
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41.2 |
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+1.6 |
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50.5 |
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2012 |
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35.5 |
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2015 |
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Minimum
Water Temp |
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41.7 |
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43.2 |
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39.1 |
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+2.6 |
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47.2 |
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2012 |
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33.8 |
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2015 |
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Average Water Temp |
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42.3 |
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43.7 |
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40.2 |
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+2.0 |
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48.9 |
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2012 |
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34.7 |
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2015 |
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Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:42:22 AM |
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6:13:47 AM |
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Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:01:10 PM |
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7:29:11 PM |
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Length Of Day |
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12:18:48 |
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Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 23, 2024 |
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Climate Weather for March 23 |
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Weather History For March 23 |
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