| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
March 6, 2024 |
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| Cloudy,
Heavy Rain and Fog, Continued Very 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 6, 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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50 |
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51 |
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43 |
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+7 |
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62 |
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in |
1974 |
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22 |
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2007 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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43 |
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35 |
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28 |
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+15 |
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44 |
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1979 |
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8 |
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2007 |
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| Average Temperature |
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47 |
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43 |
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36 |
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+11 |
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51 |
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1935 |
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15 |
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2007 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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49.5 |
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45.5 |
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41.8 |
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+7.7 |
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54.0 |
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in |
1974 |
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28.8 |
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1912 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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37.7 |
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32.3 |
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27.3 |
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+10.3 |
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37.7 |
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in |
2024 |
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14.3 |
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in |
1950 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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43.8 |
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39.0 |
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35.0 |
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+8.8 |
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46.2 |
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in |
1974 |
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22.5 |
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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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40 |
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29 |
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18 |
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+22 |
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-12 |
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2007 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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18 |
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22 |
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29 |
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-11 |
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50 |
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in |
2007 |
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14 |
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1935 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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127 |
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156 |
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180 |
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-53 |
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255 |
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1912 |
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113 |
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1974 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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3674 |
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3466 |
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4037 |
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-363 |
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5021 |
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1905 |
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3354 |
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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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49 |
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31 |
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33 |
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+16 |
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53 |
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in |
1959 |
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4 |
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2007 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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42 |
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14 |
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17 |
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+25 |
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42 |
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2024 |
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-18 |
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2007 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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46 |
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23 |
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25 |
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+21 |
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46 |
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2024 |
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-7 |
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2007 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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45.2 |
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35.8 |
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32.2 |
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+13.0 |
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46.0 |
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1991 |
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14.0 |
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1978 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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34.0 |
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24.8 |
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16.7 |
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+17.3 |
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34.0 |
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2024 |
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-4.3 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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39.8 |
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30.3 |
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24.7 |
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+15.2 |
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39.8 |
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2024 |
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5.5 |
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in |
1980 |
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| Precipitation |
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.56 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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+.43 |
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1.42 |
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1943 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.29 |
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.00 |
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.29 |
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2024 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.21 |
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.00 |
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.21 |
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2024 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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1.01 |
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.00 |
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1.01 |
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2024 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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2.56 |
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1.34 |
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.78 |
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+1.78 |
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3.20 |
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1959 |
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.00 |
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1986 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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12.12 |
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10.47 |
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8.01 |
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+4.11 |
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17.52 |
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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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8.2 |
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2003 |
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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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25 |
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in |
2015 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.1 |
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1.4 |
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-1.4 |
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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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29.0 |
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-16.3 |
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70.1 |
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1996 |
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4.7 |
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in |
1998 |
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March
6, 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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99% |
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81% |
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84% |
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+15% |
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100% |
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2022 |
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48% |
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2007 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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96% |
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28% |
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51% |
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+45% |
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96% |
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2024 |
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19% |
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2017 |
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| Average Humidity |
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98% |
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55% |
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67% |
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+30% |
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98% |
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2024 |
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35% |
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2007 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.09 |
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30.06 |
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30.14 |
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-00.05 |
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30.71 |
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1990 |
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29.46 |
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2001 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.80 |
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29.79 |
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29.78 |
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+00.02 |
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30.45 |
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2017 |
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28.80 |
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1963 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.95 |
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29.93 |
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29.96 |
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-00.01 |
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30.52 |
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2014 |
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29.23 |
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2001 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.2 |
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10.6 |
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9.1 |
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-2.9 |
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24.6 |
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1962 |
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3.6 |
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2016 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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WNW |
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N |
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NNE |
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N |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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22 |
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-6 |
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61 |
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1959 |
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15 |
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in |
1971 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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43.2 |
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42.1 |
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38.9 |
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+4.3 |
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43.2 |
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2024 |
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32.5 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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42.1 |
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40.5 |
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37.0 |
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+5.1 |
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42.1 |
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2024 |
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30.4 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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42.7 |
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41.3 |
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38.0 |
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+4.6 |
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42.7 |
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2024 |
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31.5 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:10:49 AM |
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5:42:14 AM |
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| Sunset
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5:42:06 PM |
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6:10:12 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:31:17 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 6, 2024 |
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| Climate Weather for March 6 |
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| Weather History For March 6 |
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