| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
March 13, 2024 |
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| Clear,
Continued Warm |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2024 |
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March 13, 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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54 |
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42 |
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45 |
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+9 |
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74 |
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1990 |
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29 |
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1896 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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32 |
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33 |
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30 |
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+2 |
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46 |
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2012 |
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12 |
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1980 |
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| Average Temperature |
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43 |
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38 |
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37 |
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+6 |
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55 |
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1990 |
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21 |
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1896 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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49.7 |
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45.1 |
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42.8 |
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+6.8 |
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52.3 |
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1894 |
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32.8 |
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1916 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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35.6 |
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32.0 |
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28.3 |
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+7.3 |
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37.0 |
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1973 |
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18.8 |
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1984 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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42.8 |
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38.8 |
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35.8 |
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+7.0 |
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44.8 |
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1973 |
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27.1 |
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1916 |
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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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31 |
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30 |
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21 |
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+10 |
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-2 |
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1998 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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22 |
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27 |
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28 |
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-6 |
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44 |
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1896 |
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10 |
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1990 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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288 |
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341 |
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379 |
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-91 |
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493 |
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1916 |
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263 |
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1973 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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3835 |
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3651 |
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4236 |
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-401 |
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5241 |
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1905 |
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3474 |
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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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36 |
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40 |
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34 |
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+2 |
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55 |
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in |
1990 |
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7 |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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25 |
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31 |
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19 |
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+6 |
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42 |
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2006 |
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-12 |
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1980 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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31 |
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36 |
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27 |
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+4 |
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47 |
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2006 |
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3 |
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1997 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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42.2 |
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34.7 |
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32.8 |
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+9.3 |
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42.2 |
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2024 |
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18.5 |
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1960 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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30.1 |
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24.2 |
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17.6 |
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+12.5 |
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30.5 |
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1973 |
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2.5 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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36.4 |
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29.5 |
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25.6 |
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+10.8 |
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36.4 |
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2024 |
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12.2 |
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1984 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.53 |
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-.14 |
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2.37 |
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1993 |
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| One
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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.73 |
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1993 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.07 |
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.18 |
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2010 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.23 |
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1.03 |
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2020 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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5.02 |
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2.12 |
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1.73 |
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+3.29 |
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5.49 |
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1983 |
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.04 |
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1915 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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14.58 |
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11.25 |
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8.96 |
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+5.62 |
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18.97 |
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1979 |
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3.23 |
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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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9.5 |
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2018 |
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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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13 |
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1939 |
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| Month Snow |
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T |
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0.1 |
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2.8 |
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-2.8 |
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18.9 |
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1941 |
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0.0 |
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2011 |
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| Season Snow |
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12.7 |
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9.1 |
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30.4 |
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-17.7 |
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75.0 |
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2005 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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March
13, 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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93% |
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98% |
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86% |
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+7% |
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100% |
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2013 |
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42% |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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37% |
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80% |
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51% |
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-14% |
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92% |
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1966 |
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19% |
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2021 |
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| Average Humidity |
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65% |
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89% |
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68% |
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-3% |
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96% |
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1953 |
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33% |
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2021 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.02 |
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30.09 |
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30.11 |
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-00.09 |
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30.74 |
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1984 |
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29.42 |
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1983 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.84 |
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29.72 |
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29.75 |
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+00.09 |
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30.40 |
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1995 |
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28.52 |
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1993 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.93 |
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29.91 |
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29.93 |
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+00.00 |
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30.51 |
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1984 |
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29.25 |
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1983 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.8 |
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8.5 |
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-1.7 |
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19.7 |
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1959 |
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2.8 |
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2006 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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WNW |
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SSE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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20 |
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57 |
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1993 |
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10 |
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in |
1971 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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NNW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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43.7 |
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42.1 |
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39.9 |
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+3.8 |
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45.7 |
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2012 |
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35.6 |
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2003 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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41.4 |
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41.5 |
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38.1 |
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+3.3 |
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44.6 |
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2012 |
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33.7 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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42.6 |
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41.8 |
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39.0 |
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+3.5 |
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45.2 |
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2012 |
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34.8 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:59:16 AM |
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6:30:43 AM |
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| Sunset
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6:50:04 PM |
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7:18:04 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:50:48 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 13, 2024 |
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| Climate Weather for March 13 |
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| Weather History For March 13 |
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