| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
February 29, 2024 |
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| Partly
Cloudy, Light Rain early to Clear PM, Very Windy and Much Colder |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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February 29, 2024 |
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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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39 |
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41 |
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-2 |
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54 |
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1972 |
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22 |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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27 |
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27 |
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+0 |
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42 |
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2016 |
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9 |
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1980 |
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| Average Temperature |
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33 |
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34 |
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-1 |
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47 |
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2016 |
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16 |
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1980 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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41.0 |
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39.4 |
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+1.6 |
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45.6 |
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1976 |
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31.3 |
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1936 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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28.0 |
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25.1 |
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+2.9 |
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30.4 |
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2020 |
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16.2 |
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1904 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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34.7 |
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32.7 |
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+2.0 |
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37.6 |
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1984 |
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24.3 |
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1904 |
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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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13 |
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13 |
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+0 |
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-11 |
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1980 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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32 |
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31 |
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+1 |
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49 |
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1980 |
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18 |
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2016 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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880 |
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938 |
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-58 |
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1179 |
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1904 |
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794 |
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1984 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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3547 |
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3857 |
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-310 |
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4725 |
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1904 |
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3169 |
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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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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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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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+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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38 |
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32 |
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+6 |
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46 |
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1984 |
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-1 |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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12 |
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16 |
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-4 |
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34 |
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2016 |
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-14 |
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1980 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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25 |
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24 |
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+1 |
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40 |
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2016 |
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-8 |
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1980 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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33.2 |
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30.2 |
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+3.0 |
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37.0 |
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1984 |
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14.8 |
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1968 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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20.0 |
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13.8 |
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+6.1 |
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22.5 |
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1984 |
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2.0 |
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1968 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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26.8 |
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24.0 |
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+2.8 |
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29.7 |
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1984 |
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8.4 |
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1968 |
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| Precipitation |
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.10 |
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-.03 |
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.94 |
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1896 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.09 |
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.22 |
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1964 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.05 |
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.05 |
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2024 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.21 |
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.21 |
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2024 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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2.81 |
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3.56 |
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-.75 |
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6.53 |
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1988 |
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1.20 |
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1968 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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9.56 |
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7.23 |
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+2.33 |
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10.63 |
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1936 |
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2.65 |
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1980 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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2.3 |
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1964 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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1952 |
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| Month Snow |
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6.1 |
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10.5 |
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-4.4 |
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26.6 |
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1920 |
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0.0 |
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2020 |
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| Season Snow |
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12.7 |
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27.6 |
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-14.9 |
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61.1 |
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1996 |
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6.5 |
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1980 |
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February 29, 2024 |
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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 |
Lowest |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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97% |
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80% |
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+17% |
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99% |
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1964 |
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45% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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43% |
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41% |
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+2% |
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64% |
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2016 |
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23% |
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2004 |
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| Average Humidity |
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70% |
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60% |
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+10% |
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79% |
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2016 |
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36% |
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1980 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.40 |
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30.01 |
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+00.39 |
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30.58 |
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2008 |
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29.38 |
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1984 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.65 |
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29.68 |
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-00.03 |
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30.33 |
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2008 |
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29.06 |
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1984 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.03 |
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29.85 |
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+00.18 |
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30.46 |
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2008 |
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29.22 |
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1984 |
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| Average
Wind |
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17.0 |
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9.0 |
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+8.0 |
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17.0 |
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2024 |
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4.1 |
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2004 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NW |
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NW |
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W |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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53 |
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2024 |
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16 |
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1972 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NW |
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NW |
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NW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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42.3 |
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39.6 |
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+2.7 |
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43.2 |
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2012 |
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36.2 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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39.9 |
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37.6 |
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+2.3 |
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41.8 |
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2012 |
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35.2 |
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2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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41.1 |
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38.6 |
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+2.5 |
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42.5 |
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2012 |
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35.7 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:20:23 AM |
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5:50:08 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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5:33:55 PM |
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6:04:31 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:13:32 |
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| Comments |
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Record Breaking High Avg Wind and Gust |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For february 29, 2024 |
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| Climate Weather for February 29 |
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| Weather History For February 29 |
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