| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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October 7, 2023 |
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| Cloudy,
Light Rain, Cooler |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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October 7, 2023 |
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Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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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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68 |
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73 |
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65 |
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+3 |
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82 |
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in |
1946 |
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47 |
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1911 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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56 |
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58 |
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50 |
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+6 |
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67 |
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2005 |
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34 |
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1954 |
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| Average Temperature |
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62 |
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66 |
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58 |
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+4 |
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71 |
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2005 |
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44 |
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1954 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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73.6 |
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61.1 |
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66.3 |
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+7.3 |
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77.0 |
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1927 |
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56.9 |
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1899 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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55.6 |
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53.1 |
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51.4 |
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+4.1 |
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60.3 |
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1927 |
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40.4 |
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1992 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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64.9 |
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57.4 |
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59.0 |
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+5.9 |
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68.9 |
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1927 |
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50.1 |
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1992 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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83 |
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1946 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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30 |
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1954 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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3 |
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0 |
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7 |
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-4 |
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21 |
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1954 |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Month Heating DD |
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14 |
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54 |
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42 |
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-28 |
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104 |
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1992 |
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1 |
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1927 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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75 |
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54 |
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42 |
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+33 |
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284 |
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1956 |
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48 |
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1921 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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0 |
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1 |
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0 |
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-0 |
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6 |
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2005 |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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13 |
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1 |
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6 |
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+7 |
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28 |
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1927 |
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0 |
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2016 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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721 |
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771 |
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609 |
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+112 |
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868 |
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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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66 |
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64 |
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57 |
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+9 |
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70 |
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in |
2018 |
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33 |
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1986 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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55 |
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52 |
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45 |
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+10 |
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66 |
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2005 |
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22 |
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1954 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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61 |
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58 |
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51 |
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+10 |
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68 |
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2005 |
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29 |
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1986 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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64.9 |
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56.1 |
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57.9 |
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+7.0 |
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65.1 |
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2007 |
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42.0 |
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1984 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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54.7 |
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48.4 |
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46.0 |
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+8.7 |
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55.4 |
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2007 |
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27.7 |
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1965 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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60.0 |
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52.4 |
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51.9 |
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+8.1 |
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60.3 |
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2007 |
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35.1 |
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1984 |
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| Precipitation |
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.15 |
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.00 |
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.14 |
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+.01 |
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2.54 |
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1956 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.08 |
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1.30 |
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1956 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.05 |
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.00 |
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.07 |
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2009 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.29 |
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.00 |
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3.49 |
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2009 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.15 |
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1.61 |
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.98 |
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-.83 |
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5.76 |
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1962 |
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.00 |
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2005 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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42.25 |
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31.42 |
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34.06 |
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+8.19 |
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48.53 |
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1998 |
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18.60 |
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1957 |
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| Snow |
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| Snow Depth |
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| Month Snow |
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| Season Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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+0.0 |
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0.0 |
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1996 |
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0.0 |
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1998 |
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October 7, 2023 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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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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98% |
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90% |
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+8% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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62% |
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1954 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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91% |
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69% |
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57% |
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+34% |
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94% |
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1959 |
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28% |
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1992 |
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| Average Humidity |
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95% |
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84% |
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74% |
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+21% |
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97% |
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1959 |
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49% |
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1963 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.96 |
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29.98 |
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30.14 |
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-00.18 |
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30.55 |
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1984 |
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29.51 |
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1962 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.43 |
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29.88 |
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29.91 |
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-00.47 |
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30.36 |
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2011 |
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28.94 |
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1972 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.70 |
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29.93 |
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30.02 |
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-00.33 |
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30.46 |
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1984 |
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29.26 |
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1972 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.5 |
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5.5 |
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6.8 |
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-0.3 |
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15.9 |
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1962 |
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1.5 |
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2016 |
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| Direction |
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E |
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SW |
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SW |
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WNW |
SE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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21 |
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-2 |
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2020 |
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10 |
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2016 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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NW |
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WNW |
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NW |
SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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66.2 |
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64.6 |
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64.5 |
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+1.7 |
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68.9 |
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2005 |
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59.6 |
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2010 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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65.1 |
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63.0 |
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62.5 |
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+2.6 |
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66.2 |
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2021 |
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57.9 |
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1998 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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65.7 |
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63.8 |
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63.5 |
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+2.2 |
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67.1 |
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2005 |
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59.0 |
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2010 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:48:01 AM |
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6:21:17 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:17:07 PM |
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6:44:36 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:28:26 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For October 7, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for October 7 |
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| Weather History For October 7 |
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