| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday, March
20, 2022 |
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| Cloudy,
Light Rain & Dense Fog early, Partly Cloudy Day to Cloudy PM and Warmer |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2022 |
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March 20, 2022 |
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Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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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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64 |
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48 |
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47 |
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+17 |
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67 |
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2010 |
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29 |
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1923 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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45 |
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28 |
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32 |
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+13 |
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45 |
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2022 |
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7 |
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1967 |
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| Average Temperature |
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55 |
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38 |
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39 |
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+16 |
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55 |
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2022 |
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21 |
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1923 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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50.2 |
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44.4 |
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43.9 |
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+6.3 |
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51.8 |
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1894 |
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31.5 |
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1916 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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32.2 |
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27.1 |
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29.2 |
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+3.0 |
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36.9 |
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1973 |
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19.5 |
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1916 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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41.5 |
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36.0 |
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36.8 |
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+4.7 |
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44.2 |
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1973 |
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25.7 |
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1916 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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39 |
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25 |
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23 |
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+16 |
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-6 |
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1967 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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10 |
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27 |
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26 |
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-16 |
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44 |
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1923 |
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10 |
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2022 |
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| Month HDD |
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471 |
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580 |
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564 |
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-93 |
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786 |
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1916 |
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417 |
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1973 |
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| Season HDD |
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4041 |
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4147 |
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4390 |
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-349 |
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5437 |
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1905 |
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3622 |
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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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| Month 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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| Year Cooling Degree Days |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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53 |
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32 |
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35 |
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+18 |
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56 |
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2012 |
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15 |
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1967 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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35 |
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9 |
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21 |
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+14 |
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41 |
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2012 |
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-6 |
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1967 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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44 |
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21 |
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28 |
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+16 |
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49 |
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2012 |
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5 |
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1967 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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42.1 |
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28.3 |
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33.5 |
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+8.6 |
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42.1 |
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2022 |
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22.0 |
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1960 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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23.1 |
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10.5 |
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18.6 |
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+4.5 |
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29.6 |
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1983 |
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4.8 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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32.6 |
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19.4 |
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26.4 |
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+6.2 |
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34.4 |
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1973 |
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15.2 |
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1950 |
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| Precipitation |
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.02 |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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-.13 |
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1.24 |
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1954 |
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| One Hour |
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.01 |
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.00 |
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.32 |
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1996 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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1.42 |
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2008 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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1.65 |
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1.88 |
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2.75 |
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-1.10 |
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8.05 |
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1968 |
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.08 |
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1915 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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11.04 |
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7.38 |
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9.85 |
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+1.19 |
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19.20 |
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1979 |
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5.30 |
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1901 |
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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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6.2 |
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1944 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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21 |
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1956 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.5 |
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T |
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4.2 |
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-3.7 |
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27.8 |
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1956 |
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0.0 |
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2011 |
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| Season Snow |
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34.2 |
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30.8 |
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31.5 |
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+2.7 |
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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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March 20, 2022 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Norm |
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Depart |
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Highest |
Lowest |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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98% |
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79% |
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87% |
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+11% |
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100% |
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2014 |
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47% |
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1959 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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60% |
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33% |
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47% |
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+13% |
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87% |
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1998 |
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16% |
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1991 |
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| Average Humidity |
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79% |
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56% |
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67% |
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+12% |
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92% |
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1996 |
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35% |
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1959 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.76 |
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30.52 |
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30.10 |
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-00.34 |
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30.68 |
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1993 |
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29.47 |
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1996 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.65 |
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30.40 |
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29.80 |
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-00.15 |
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30.47 |
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2011 |
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28.73 |
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1975 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.71 |
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30.46 |
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29.95 |
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-00.25 |
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30.57 |
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1993 |
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29.23 |
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1975 |
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| Average Wind |
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5.8 |
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5.3 |
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7.8 |
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-2.0 |
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23.3 |
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1958 |
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2.1 |
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1981 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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NNW |
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N |
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NE |
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NW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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24 |
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-2 |
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64 |
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1958 |
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10 |
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2015 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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SW |
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NE |
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SE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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45.3 |
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38.7 |
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41.0 |
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+4.3 |
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49.0 |
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2012 |
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35.2 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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43.2 |
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37.4 |
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38.9 |
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+4.3 |
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46.0 |
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2012 |
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33.9 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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44.3 |
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38.1 |
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40.0 |
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+4.2 |
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47.5 |
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2012 |
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34.6 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:48:20 AM |
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7:18:56 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:57:18 PM |
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7:25:50 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:11:48 |
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Dense Fog |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 20, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for March 20 |
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| Weather History For March 20 |
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