| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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March 9, 2024 |
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Cloudy early then Cloudy, Heavy Rain & Fog Late, Windy and Cooler |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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March 9, 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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Highest |
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Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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42 |
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50 |
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43 |
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-1 |
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61 |
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in |
2021 |
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23 |
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1996 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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31 |
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36 |
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29 |
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+2 |
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45 |
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1921 |
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7 |
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2007 |
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| Average Temperature |
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37 |
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43 |
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36 |
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+1 |
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51 |
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2020 |
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17 |
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in |
1996 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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48.9 |
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45.9 |
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42.2 |
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+6.7 |
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53.8 |
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1974 |
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31.2 |
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1916 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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36.4 |
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32.0 |
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27.8 |
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+8.7 |
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37.6 |
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1974 |
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16.8 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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42.9 |
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39.1 |
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35.3 |
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+7.6 |
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46.0 |
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1974 |
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24.8 |
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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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23 |
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28 |
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19 |
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+4 |
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-8 |
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2005 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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28 |
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22 |
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29 |
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-1 |
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48 |
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in |
1996 |
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14 |
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2020 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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199 |
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233 |
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267 |
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-68 |
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362 |
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1978 |
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171 |
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1974 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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3746 |
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3543 |
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4124 |
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-378 |
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5114 |
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1905 |
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3416 |
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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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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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42 |
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33 |
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33 |
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+9 |
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51 |
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in |
1998 |
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4 |
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1991 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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28 |
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27 |
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18 |
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+10 |
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41 |
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2002 |
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-15 |
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2007 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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35 |
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30 |
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26 |
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+9 |
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46 |
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2002 |
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-1 |
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1991 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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44.6 |
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33.9 |
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32.4 |
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+12.1 |
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44.6 |
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2024 |
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15.2 |
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1978 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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32.6 |
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23.0 |
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17.1 |
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+15.4 |
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32.6 |
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2024 |
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-0.9 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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38.8 |
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28.4 |
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25.1 |
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+13.7 |
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38.8 |
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2024 |
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10.2 |
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1978 |
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| Precipitation |
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.51 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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+.38 |
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1.95 |
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1998 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.27 |
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.00 |
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.41 |
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1998 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.14 |
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.00 |
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.14 |
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2024 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.38 |
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.00 |
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.38 |
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2024 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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3.84 |
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1.34 |
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1.17 |
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+2.67 |
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4.38 |
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2018 |
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.00 |
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1894 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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13.40 |
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10.47 |
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8.40 |
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+5.00 |
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18.83 |
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1979 |
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2.98 |
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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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6.1 |
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1928 |
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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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19 |
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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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2.0 |
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-2.0 |
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18.4 |
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1941 |
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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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29.6 |
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-16.9 |
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74.5 |
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1996 |
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4.7 |
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in |
1998 |
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March
9, 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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85% |
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85% |
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+14% |
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100% |
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2003 |
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40% |
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1991 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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84% |
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45% |
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49% |
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+35% |
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93% |
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1998 |
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16% |
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1991 |
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| Average Humidity |
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92% |
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65% |
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66% |
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+25% |
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97% |
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1998 |
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28% |
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1991 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.35 |
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30.16 |
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30.16 |
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+00.19 |
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31.01 |
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1942 |
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29.19 |
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1957 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.66 |
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30.05 |
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29.79 |
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-00.13 |
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30.58 |
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2011 |
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28.93 |
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1957 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.01 |
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30.11 |
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29.97 |
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+00.03 |
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30.64 |
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2011 |
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29.06 |
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1957 |
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| Average
Wind |
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9.3 |
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8.4 |
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8.5 |
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+0.8 |
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16.9 |
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1950 |
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2.6 |
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2004 |
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| Direction |
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ESE |
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NNW |
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NW |
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SE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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30 |
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27 |
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+3 |
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48 |
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2017 |
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11 |
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2004 |
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| Direction |
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ESE |
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NNW |
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NW |
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W |
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SW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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42.8 |
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41.9 |
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39.3 |
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+3.5 |
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45.2 |
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2012 |
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32.2 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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41.5 |
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40.8 |
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37.7 |
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+3.8 |
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43.7 |
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2012 |
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32.5 |
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2005 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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42.2 |
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41.4 |
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38.7 |
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+3.4 |
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44.5 |
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2012 |
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33.6 |
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2005 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:05:54 AM |
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5:37:21 AM |
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| Sunset
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5:45:32 PM |
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6:13:35 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:39:38 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 9, 2024 |
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| Climate Weather for March 9 |
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| Weather History For March 9 |
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