| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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March 5, 2024 |
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| Cloudy, Rain
and Fog, Continued Warm |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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March 5, 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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Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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47 |
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48 |
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42 |
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+5 |
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62 |
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1974 |
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23 |
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1926 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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39 |
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27 |
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28 |
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+11 |
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45 |
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1974 |
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6 |
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1948 |
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| Average Temperature |
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43 |
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38 |
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35 |
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54 |
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1974 |
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15 |
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1948 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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49.4 |
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44.4 |
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41.6 |
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+7.8 |
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54.6 |
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1991 |
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28.2 |
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1912 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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36.6 |
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31.8 |
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27.2 |
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+9.4 |
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38.0 |
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1974 |
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12.4 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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43.2 |
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38.2 |
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34.8 |
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+8.4 |
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46.0 |
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1991 |
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22.2 |
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1912 |
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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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29 |
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26 |
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18 |
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+11 |
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-11 |
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1948 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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22 |
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27 |
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30 |
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50 |
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1948 |
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11 |
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1974 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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109 |
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134 |
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-42 |
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214 |
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1912 |
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95 |
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1991 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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3656 |
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3444 |
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4008 |
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-352 |
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4987 |
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1905 |
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3324 |
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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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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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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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47 |
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36 |
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32 |
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+15 |
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51 |
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2008 |
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-1 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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38 |
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25 |
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17 |
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39 |
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1979 |
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-8 |
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2017 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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43 |
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31 |
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25 |
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+18 |
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44 |
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1979 |
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-5 |
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2017 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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44.4 |
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36.8 |
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32.0 |
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+12.4 |
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46.2 |
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1991 |
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10.2 |
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1980 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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32.4 |
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27.0 |
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16.6 |
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+15.8 |
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33.2 |
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1991 |
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-6.0 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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38.6 |
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31.9 |
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24.6 |
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+14.0 |
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39.7 |
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1991 |
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2.1 |
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1980 |
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| Precipitation |
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.18 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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+.05 |
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2.00 |
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2001 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.03 |
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.48 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.16 |
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2008 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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..08 |
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4.54 |
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2008 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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2.00 |
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1.34 |
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3.06 |
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2018 |
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.00 |
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1990 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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11.56 |
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10.47 |
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7.88 |
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17.45 |
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1979 |
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2.66 |
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1980 |
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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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8.5 |
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2015 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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-1 |
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18 |
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2015 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.1 |
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1.2 |
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-1.2 |
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15.3 |
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1960 |
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0.0 |
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2024 |
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| Season Snow |
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12.7 |
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9.1 |
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28.8 |
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-16.1 |
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70.1 |
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1996 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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March
5, 2024 |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2024 |
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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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99% |
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96% |
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85% |
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+14% |
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100% |
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2004 |
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44% |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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97% |
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54% |
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52% |
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+45% |
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97% |
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2024 |
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17% |
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2017 |
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| Average Humidity |
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98% |
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75% |
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68% |
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+30% |
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98% |
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2024 |
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31% |
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2017 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.38 |
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30.07 |
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30.13 |
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+00.25 |
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30.89 |
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1904 |
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29.68 |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.02 |
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29.98 |
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29.77 |
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+00.25 |
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30.41 |
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2017 |
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29.08 |
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2001 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.20 |
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30.03 |
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29.95 |
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+00.25 |
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30.45 |
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2017 |
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29.53 |
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2001 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.6 |
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-2.1 |
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23.6 |
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1971 |
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3.3 |
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1998 |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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24 |
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-4 |
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1964 |
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10 |
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1967 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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42.8 |
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43.1 |
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39.0 |
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+3.8 |
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43.3 |
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2008 |
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32.6 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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42.4 |
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41.2 |
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37.1 |
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+5.3 |
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42.4 |
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2024 |
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31.4 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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42.6 |
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42.2 |
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38.1 |
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+4.5 |
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42.6 |
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2024 |
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32.0 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:12:26 AM |
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5:43:51 AM |
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| Sunset
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5:40:56 PM |
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6:09:04 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:28:30 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 5, 2024 |
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| Climate Weather for March 5 |
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