| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
March 7, 2024 |
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| Cloudy,
Heavy Rian and Fog, Very Windy, 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 7, 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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52 |
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42 |
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43 |
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+9 |
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64 |
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in |
2009 |
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20 |
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1913 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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40 |
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29 |
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28 |
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+12 |
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49 |
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2022 |
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7 |
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2007 |
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| Average Temperature |
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46 |
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36 |
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36 |
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+10 |
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54 |
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2022 |
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14 |
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2007 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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49.9 |
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45.0 |
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42.0 |
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+7.9 |
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55.0 |
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1974 |
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29.9 |
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1912 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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38.0 |
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31.9 |
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27.4 |
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+10.6 |
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38.0 |
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in |
2024 |
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14.1 |
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in |
1950 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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44.1 |
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38.6 |
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35.1 |
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+9.0 |
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46.9 |
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in |
1974 |
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23.9 |
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in |
1978 |
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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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17 |
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18 |
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+11 |
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-9 |
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2007 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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19 |
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29 |
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29 |
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-10 |
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51 |
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in |
2007 |
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11 |
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2022 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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146 |
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185 |
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209 |
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-63 |
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288 |
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in |
1978 |
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127 |
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1974 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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3693 |
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3495 |
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4066 |
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-373 |
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5057 |
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1905 |
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3380 |
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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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52 |
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24 |
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33 |
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+19 |
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52 |
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in |
2024 |
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7 |
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1990 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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34 |
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12 |
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18 |
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+16 |
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42 |
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2022 |
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-16 |
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2007 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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43 |
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18 |
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26 |
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+17 |
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47 |
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2022 |
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-3 |
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2007 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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46.1 |
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34.1 |
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32.3 |
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+13.9 |
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46.1 |
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2024 |
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13.6 |
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1978 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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34.0 |
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23.0 |
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16.9 |
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+17.1 |
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34.0 |
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2024 |
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-5.0 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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40.3 |
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28.6 |
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24.9 |
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+15.4 |
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40.3 |
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2024 |
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7.4 |
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1950 |
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| Precipitation |
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.77 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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+.64 |
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2.85 |
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1967 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.40 |
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.00 |
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.43 |
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1967 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.24 |
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.00 |
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.24 |
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2024 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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3.00 |
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.00 |
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3.00 |
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2024 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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3.33 |
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1.34 |
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.91 |
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+2.42 |
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4.33 |
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2018 |
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.00 |
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1935 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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12.89 |
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10.47 |
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8.14 |
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+4.75 |
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18.75 |
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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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3.4 |
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1916 |
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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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24 |
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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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1.6 |
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-1.6 |
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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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29.2 |
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-16.5 |
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71.4 |
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1996 |
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4.7 |
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in |
1998 |
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March
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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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69% |
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84% |
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+15% |
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100% |
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2011 |
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53% |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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81% |
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36% |
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52% |
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+29% |
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92% |
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1996 |
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24% |
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2020 |
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| Average Humidity |
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90% |
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53% |
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68% |
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+22% |
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95% |
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1973 |
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41% |
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1990 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.10 |
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29.92 |
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30.13 |
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-00.03 |
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30.92 |
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1990 |
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29.50 |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.71 |
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29.65 |
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29.75 |
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-00.04 |
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30.48 |
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1990 |
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28.38 |
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1932 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.91 |
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29.79 |
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29.94 |
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-00.03 |
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30.70 |
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1990 |
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29.29 |
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1991 |
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| Average
Wind |
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18.7 |
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13.2 |
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9.6 |
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22.7 |
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1986 |
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3.7 |
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1987 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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NNW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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WSW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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45 |
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32 |
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+15 |
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59 |
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1962 |
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13 |
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1960 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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NNW |
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NNE |
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NNE |
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NNW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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43.3 |
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42.4 |
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39.1 |
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+4.2 |
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43.3 |
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2024 |
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32.8 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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41.5 |
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41.5 |
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37.3 |
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+4.2 |
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41.5 |
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2024 |
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31.3 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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42.4 |
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42.0 |
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38.2 |
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+4.2 |
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42.4 |
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2024 |
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32.1 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:09:11 AM |
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5:40:37 AM |
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| Sunset
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5:43:15 PM |
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6:11:19 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:34:04 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 7, 2024 |
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| Climate Weather for March 7 |
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| Weather History For March 7 |
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