| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
January 3, 2024 |
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| Partly
Cloudy to Cloudy PM and Warmer |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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January 3, 2024 |
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Record |
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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 |
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Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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43 |
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52 |
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40 |
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+3 |
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62 |
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2000 |
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9 |
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1904 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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29 |
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38 |
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26 |
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+3 |
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48 |
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2000 |
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2 |
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1904 |
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| Average Temperature |
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36 |
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45 |
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33 |
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+3 |
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55 |
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2000 |
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6 |
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1904 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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41.3 |
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50.7 |
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40.0 |
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+1.3 |
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54.0 |
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2000 |
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12.7 |
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1918 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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27.3 |
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37.3 |
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26.3 |
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+1.0 |
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37.3 |
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2023 |
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0.7 |
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1918 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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34.3 |
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44.3 |
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33.3 |
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+1.0 |
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45.7 |
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2000 |
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7.0 |
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1918 |
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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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23 |
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38 |
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16 |
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+7 |
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-13 |
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2014 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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29 |
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20 |
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32 |
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-3 |
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59 |
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1904 |
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10 |
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2000 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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92 |
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62 |
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95 |
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-3 |
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174 |
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1918 |
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58 |
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2000 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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1769 |
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1755 |
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1965 |
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-196 |
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2621 |
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1918 |
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1404 |
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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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in |
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0 |
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in |
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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+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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784 |
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609 |
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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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31 |
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51 |
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33 |
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-2 |
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53 |
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in |
1960 |
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1 |
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2008 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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24 |
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34 |
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17 |
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+7 |
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45 |
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2000 |
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-18 |
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1981 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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28 |
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43 |
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25 |
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+3 |
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48 |
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2000 |
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-6 |
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1981 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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29.7 |
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47.0 |
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33.0 |
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-3.3 |
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51.7 |
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1979 |
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10.3 |
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2018 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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23.3 |
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32.7 |
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17.0 |
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+6.3 |
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34.3 |
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2000 |
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-8.0 |
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1999 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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26.7 |
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40.0 |
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25.0 |
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+1.7 |
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41.8 |
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in |
1979 |
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1.3 |
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in |
1957 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.25 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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1.44 |
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1936 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.11 |
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.46 |
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1979 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.06 |
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.14 |
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2017 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.17 |
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1.08 |
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2017 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.39 |
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.36 |
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-.36 |
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3.33 |
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1919 |
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.00 |
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2024 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.39 |
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.36 |
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-.36 |
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3.33 |
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1919 |
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.00 |
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2024 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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7.1 |
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1904 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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21 |
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in |
1948 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.9 |
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-0.9 |
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10.8 |
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1948 |
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0.0 |
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2024 |
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| Season Snow |
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0.1 |
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1.5 |
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8.0 |
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-7.9 |
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27.3 |
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1948 |
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T |
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in |
2000 |
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January 3, 2024 |
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Record |
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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86% |
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99% |
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86% |
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+0% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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54% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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61% |
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84% |
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58% |
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+3% |
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92% |
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2004 |
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28% |
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1981 |
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| Average Humidity |
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74% |
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92% |
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72% |
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+2% |
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96% |
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2004 |
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43% |
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1980 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.00 |
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30.17 |
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30.17 |
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-00.17 |
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30.78 |
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1988 |
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29.41 |
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2010 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.93 |
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29.80 |
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29.82 |
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+00.11 |
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30.42 |
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1993 |
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29.06 |
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1953 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.97 |
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29.99 |
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30.00 |
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-00.03 |
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30.57 |
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1993 |
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29.29 |
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2010 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.3 |
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6.5 |
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7.7 |
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-1.4 |
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19.7 |
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2010 |
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1.4 |
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1967 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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ESE |
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WNW |
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WNW |
NNE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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17 |
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29 |
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-8 |
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62 |
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in |
1960 |
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9 |
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in |
1988 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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SW |
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WNW |
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NE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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45.0 |
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44.4 |
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42.5 |
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+2.5 |
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49.6 |
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2007 |
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36.2 |
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2018 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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44.1 |
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42.3 |
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40.2 |
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+3.9 |
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47.5 |
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2007 |
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33.4 |
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2018 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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44.6 |
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43.4 |
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41.3 |
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+3.2 |
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48.6 |
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2007 |
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34.8 |
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2018 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:11:48 AM |
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6:40:39 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:27:24 PM |
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4:59:00 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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16:27:11 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For January 3, 2024 |
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| Climate Weather for January 3 |
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| Weather History For January 3 |
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