| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday, February 28, 2019 |
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| Cloudy, Light Snow and Fog early, Mostly Cloudy Day to Clear
PM, Continued Very Cold |
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Normal Period |
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1981- 2010 |
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1893 - 2019 |
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February 28, 2019 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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Observed |
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2018 |
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Normal |
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Depart |
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Highest |
Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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30 |
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49 |
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42 |
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-12 |
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62 |
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1976 |
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23 |
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1906 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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20 |
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37 |
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27 |
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-7 |
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42 |
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1910 |
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2 |
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1907 |
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| Average Temperature |
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25 |
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43 |
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34 |
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-9 |
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48 |
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1976 |
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15 |
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1907 |
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| Precipitation |
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.05 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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-.08 |
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1.68 |
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in |
1999 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.51 |
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in |
1984 |
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| Snow |
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1.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.3 |
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+0.7 |
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4.4 |
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1949 |
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| Snow
Depth |
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1 |
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0 |
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17 |
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2015 |
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| HDD |
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40 |
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22 |
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31 |
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+9 |
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50 |
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1907 |
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17 |
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1976 |
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| CDD |
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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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| Maximum Dew Point |
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21 |
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38 |
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31 |
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-10 |
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48 |
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2011 |
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2 |
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2014 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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12 |
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31 |
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15 |
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-3 |
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36 |
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2017 |
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-10 |
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2014 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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17 |
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35 |
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34 |
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-17 |
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41 |
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2017 |
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-4 |
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2014 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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94% |
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82% |
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84% |
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+10% |
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100% |
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2013 |
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46% |
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2001 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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54% |
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54% |
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48% |
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+6% |
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92% |
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1962 |
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20% |
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1985 |
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| Average Humidity |
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74% |
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68% |
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66% |
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+8% |
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96% |
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1962 |
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36% |
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1994 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.30 |
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30.19 |
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30.13 |
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+00.17 |
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30.86 |
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1934 |
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29.54 |
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1952 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.02 |
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29.88 |
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29.74 |
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+00.28 |
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30.53 |
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2015 |
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29.03 |
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1984 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.16 |
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30.04 |
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29.94 |
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+00.22 |
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30.36 |
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1982 |
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29.42 |
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1956 |
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| Average Wind |
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6.7 |
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8.1 |
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7.9 |
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-1.2 |
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15.2 |
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2001 |
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2.2 |
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2013 |
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| Direction |
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N |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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NW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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20 |
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31 |
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27 |
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55 |
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1949 |
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12 |
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1989 |
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| Direction |
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N |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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N |
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NNE |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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12 |
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31 |
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16 |
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-4 |
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-11 |
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1950 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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35.6 |
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39.8 |
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38.9 |
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-3.3 |
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43.7 |
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2012 |
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32.8 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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32.5 |
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37.4 |
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36.9 |
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-4.4 |
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42.7 |
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2012 |
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30.3 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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34.1 |
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38.6 |
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38.0 |
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-3.9 |
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43.2 |
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2012 |
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31.6 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:20:12 AM |
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5:52:30 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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5:35:04 PM |
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6:02:47 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:14:52 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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February 28, 2019 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Month-to-Date Summary |
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Observed |
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2018 |
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Normal |
Depart |
Highest |
Lowest |
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| Avg Maximum Temperature |
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39.7 |
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45.3 |
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39.4 |
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+0.3 |
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45.4 |
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1976 |
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27.7 |
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1934 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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26.7 |
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30.7 |
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24.7 |
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+2.0 |
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30.7 |
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2018 |
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10.6 |
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1934 |
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| Average Temperature |
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33.2 |
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38.0 |
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32.1 |
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+1.1 |
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38.0 |
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2018 |
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19.1 |
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1934 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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3.55 |
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5.98 |
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3.51 |
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+.04 |
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7.40 |
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in |
1998 |
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.66 |
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1947 |
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| Total Snow |
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6.0 |
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2.6 |
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8.7 |
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-2.7 |
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30.4 |
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1994 |
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1998 |
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| Total
HDD |
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884 |
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748 |
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923 |
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-39 |
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1278 |
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1934 |
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748 |
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2018 |
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| Total CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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30.3 |
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40.4 |
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28.4 |
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+1.8 |
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40.4 |
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2018 |
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13.6 |
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1979 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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15.3 |
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23.2 |
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12.4 |
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+2.9 |
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23.2 |
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2018 |
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1.4 |
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1968 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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22.8 |
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31.8 |
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20.4 |
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+2.4 |
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31.8 |
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2018 |
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7.8 |
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1979 |
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February 28, 2019 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Year-to-Date Summary |
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Observed |
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2018 |
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Normal |
Depart |
Highest |
Lowest |
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| Total Precipitation |
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9.11 |
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10.97 |
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7.20 |
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+1.91 |
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17.40 |
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1979 |
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2.65 |
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1980 |
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| Total
Snow (since Jul 1 18) |
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11.3 |
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30.4 |
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25.7 |
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-14.4 |
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63.3 |
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2005 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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| Total HDD (since Jul 1
18) |
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3888 |
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3645 |
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3951 |
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-63 |
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4817 |
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1918 |
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3151 |
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2016 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For February 28, 2019 |
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| Climate Weather for February 28 |
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| Weather History For February 28 |
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