| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, March 15, 2019 |
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| Partly Cloudy early then Cloudy, Light Rain and Fog, Windy
and Very Warm |
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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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March 15, 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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54 |
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43 |
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46 |
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+8 |
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62 |
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in |
1990 |
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25 |
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1932 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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44 |
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32 |
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30 |
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+14 |
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47 |
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1913 |
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10 |
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1993 |
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| Average Temperature |
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49 |
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38 |
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38 |
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+11 |
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54 |
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1913 |
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18 |
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1993 |
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| Precipitation |
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.08 |
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.00 |
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.17 |
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-.09 |
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3.00 |
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in |
1912 |
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| One Hour |
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.05 |
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.00 |
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.39 |
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in |
1978 |
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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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8.1 |
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in |
1999 |
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| Snow
Depth |
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0 |
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5 |
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12 |
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in |
1939 |
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| HDD |
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16 |
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27 |
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27 |
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-11 |
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47 |
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1993 |
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11 |
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1913 |
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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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0 |
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in |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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50 |
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28 |
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34 |
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+16 |
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52 |
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2002 |
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9 |
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1993 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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41 |
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20 |
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19 |
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+22 |
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42 |
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2016 |
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-10 |
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1993 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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46 |
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24 |
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26 |
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+20 |
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46 |
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2019 |
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-1 |
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1993 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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97% |
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85% |
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86% |
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+11% |
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100% |
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2002 |
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47% |
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1974 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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84% |
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42% |
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52% |
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+32% |
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95% |
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2016 |
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20% |
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1982 |
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| Average Humidity |
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91% |
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64% |
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69% |
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+21% |
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97% |
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2016 |
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40% |
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1982 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.13 |
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29.53 |
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30.05 |
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+00.08 |
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30.73 |
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1968 |
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29.41 |
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1958 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.68 |
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29.39 |
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29.72 |
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-00.04 |
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30.52 |
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1968 |
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29.18 |
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1958 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.91 |
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29.46 |
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29.89 |
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+00.02 |
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30.63 |
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1968 |
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29.30 |
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1958 |
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| Average Wind |
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12.5 |
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11.7 |
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9.3 |
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+3.2 |
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17.3 |
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in |
1980 |
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1.8 |
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1995 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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W |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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ESE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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27 |
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29 |
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-2 |
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48 |
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1980 |
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9 |
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1995 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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W |
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WNW |
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W |
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SSW |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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38 |
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23 |
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21 |
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+17 |
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-8 |
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1993 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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39.0 |
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39.6 |
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40.3 |
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-1.3 |
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46.2 |
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2012 |
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36.4 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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37.2 |
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36.7 |
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38.3 |
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-1.1 |
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45.0 |
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2012 |
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34.2 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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38.1 |
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38.2 |
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39.3 |
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-1.2 |
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45.6 |
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2012 |
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35.4 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:55:48 AM |
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6:28:18 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:52:11 PM |
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7:19:41 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:56:23 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog, Thunderstorm in Vincinity |
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| Comments |
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First thunderstorm for the date (since 1950) |
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March 15, 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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39.9 |
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43.2 |
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43.9 |
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-4.0 |
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51.5 |
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1973 |
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33.0 |
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1916 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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26.9 |
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31.5 |
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28.5 |
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-1.6 |
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37.1 |
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1973 |
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19.5 |
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1950 |
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| Average Temperature |
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33.4 |
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37.4 |
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35.9 |
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-2.6 |
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44.3 |
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in |
1973 |
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27.2 |
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1916 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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2.49 |
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5.01 |
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2.46 |
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+.03 |
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5.49 |
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in |
1983 |
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.04 |
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1915 |
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| Total Snow |
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9.6 |
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10.7 |
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3.1 |
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+6.5 |
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18.9 |
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in |
1941 |
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0.0 |
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2011 |
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| Total
HDD |
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470 |
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411 |
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432 |
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+38 |
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564 |
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1916 |
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306 |
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1973 |
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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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30.5 |
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32.5 |
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32.2 |
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-1.7 |
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40.9 |
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1973 |
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18.9 |
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1960 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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17.3 |
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25.5 |
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17.1 |
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+0.1 |
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29.6 |
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1973 |
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3.7 |
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1980 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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23.9 |
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29.0 |
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24.6 |
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-0.8 |
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35.3 |
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1973 |
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13.4 |
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1960 |
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March 15, 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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11.60 |
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15.98 |
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9.66 |
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+1.94 |
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19.20 |
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1979 |
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4.43 |
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1980 |
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| Total
Snow (since Jul 1 18) |
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20.9 |
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41.1 |
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28.8 |
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-7.9 |
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75.0 |
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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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4358 |
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4056 |
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4383 |
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-25 |
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5309 |
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1905 |
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3514 |
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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 March 15, 2019 |
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| Climate Weather for March 15 |
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| Weather History For March 15 |
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