| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday,
January 20, 2024 |
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| Partly
Cloudy to Cloudy, Light Snow PM, Very Windy, Bitterly Cold |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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January 20, 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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21 |
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40 |
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37 |
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-16 |
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56 |
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1947 |
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15 |
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1994 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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13 |
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32 |
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23 |
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-10 |
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43 |
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1900 |
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-1 |
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1971 |
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| Average Temperature |
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17 |
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36 |
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30 |
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-13 |
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50 |
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1900 |
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8 |
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1971 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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38.6 |
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44.5 |
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38.5 |
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+0.0 |
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46.2 |
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2007 |
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26.5 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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26.2 |
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33.4 |
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24.8 |
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+1.4 |
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33.4 |
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2023 |
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9.4 |
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1957 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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32.5 |
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39.2 |
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31.8 |
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+0.8 |
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39.5 |
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2007 |
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18.3 |
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in |
1981 |
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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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-3 |
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27 |
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11 |
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-14 |
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-28 |
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1971 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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48 |
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29 |
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35 |
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+13 |
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57 |
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1971 |
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15 |
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1900 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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650 |
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517 |
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665 |
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-15 |
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934 |
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1981 |
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510 |
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2007 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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2327 |
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2210 |
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2535 |
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-208 |
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3290 |
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1918 |
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1948 |
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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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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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+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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13 |
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39 |
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29 |
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-16 |
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52 |
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in |
1986 |
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-2 |
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1971 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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5 |
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31 |
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13 |
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38 |
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1995 |
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-13 |
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1971 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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9 |
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35 |
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21 |
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-12 |
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44 |
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1986 |
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-8 |
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1971 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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31.6 |
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39.5 |
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31.1 |
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+0.6 |
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41.0 |
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2007 |
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12.9 |
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1981 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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18.2 |
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28.8 |
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15.0 |
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+3.2 |
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28.8 |
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2023 |
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-5.9 |
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1981 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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25.2 |
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34.2 |
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23.1 |
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+2.1 |
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34.2 |
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2023 |
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3.5 |
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1981 |
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| Precipitation |
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T |
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.20 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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2.28 |
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2019 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.11 |
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.36 |
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2019 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.09 |
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.18 |
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2019 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.56 |
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6.06 |
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2019 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.95 |
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3.71 |
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2.42 |
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+2.53 |
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7.08 |
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1979 |
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.50 |
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1902 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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4.95 |
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3.71 |
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2.42 |
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+2.53 |
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7.08 |
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1979 |
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.50 |
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1902 |
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| Snow |
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T |
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T |
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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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10.4 |
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1978 |
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| Snow Depth |
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T |
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0 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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10 |
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1936 |
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| Month Snow |
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5.6 |
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0.1 |
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6.0 |
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-0.4 |
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25.8 |
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1996 |
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0.0 |
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2007 |
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| Season Snow |
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5.7 |
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1.6 |
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13.1 |
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-7.4 |
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41.6 |
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1996 |
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0.2 |
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in |
1914 |
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January 20, 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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82% |
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99% |
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84% |
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-2% |
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100% |
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2019 |
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54% |
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1983 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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55% |
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95% |
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54% |
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+1% |
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95% |
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2023 |
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24% |
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2003 |
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| Average Humidity |
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69% |
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97% |
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69% |
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-0% |
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97% |
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2023 |
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44% |
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1983 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.97 |
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29.86 |
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30.09 |
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-00.12 |
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30.89 |
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1957 |
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29.49 |
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1985 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.73 |
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29.48 |
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29.76 |
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-00.03 |
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30.54 |
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1957 |
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28.93 |
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1964 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.85 |
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29.67 |
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29.92 |
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-00.07 |
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30.72 |
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1957 |
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29.33 |
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1986 |
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| Average
Wind |
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15.0 |
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8.2 |
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8.9 |
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+6.1 |
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22.3 |
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1961 |
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1.3 |
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1990 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NNW |
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WNW |
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N |
SSE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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31 |
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+4 |
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53 |
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1978 |
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11 |
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2017 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NE |
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NW |
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NE |
SSW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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40.3 |
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43.3 |
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40.1 |
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+0.2 |
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47.7 |
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2007 |
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35.0 |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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37.6 |
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41.7 |
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37.9 |
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-0.3 |
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43.2 |
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in |
2007 |
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32.9 |
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2018 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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39.0 |
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42.5 |
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38.9 |
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+0.0 |
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45.4 |
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2007 |
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34.0 |
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1997 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:06:54 AM |
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6:36:19 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:45:43 PM |
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5:16:18 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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16:45:26 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For January 20, 2024 |
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| Climate Weather for January 20 |
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| Weather History For January 20 |
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