| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
March 14, 2024 |
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| Partly Cloudy
early then Clear, 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 14, 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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61 |
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43 |
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45 |
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+16 |
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62 |
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2002 |
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26 |
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1896 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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37 |
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33 |
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30 |
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+7 |
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46 |
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1927 |
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10 |
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1896 |
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| Average Temperature |
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49 |
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38 |
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38 |
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+11 |
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51 |
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2012 |
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18 |
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1896 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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50.5 |
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44.9 |
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43.0 |
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+7.5 |
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52.1 |
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2020 |
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33.1 |
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1916 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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35.7 |
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32.1 |
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28.4 |
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+7.3 |
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36.9 |
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1973 |
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19.3 |
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in |
1950 |
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| Month Average Temperature |
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43.3 |
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38.7 |
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36.0 |
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+7.3 |
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44.7 |
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1973 |
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27.5 |
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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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33 |
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22 |
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22 |
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+11 |
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-4 |
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1993 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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16 |
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27 |
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27 |
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-11 |
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47 |
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1896 |
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14 |
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2012 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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304 |
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368 |
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406 |
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-102 |
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525 |
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1916 |
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284 |
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1973 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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3851 |
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3678 |
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4263 |
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-412 |
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5274 |
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1905 |
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3496 |
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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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49 |
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43 |
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34 |
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+15 |
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52 |
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1977 |
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7 |
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1992 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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36 |
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32 |
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20 |
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+16 |
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42 |
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2010 |
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-3 |
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1981 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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43 |
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38 |
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27 |
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+16 |
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45 |
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2010 |
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4 |
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1992 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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42.6 |
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35.3 |
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32.9 |
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+9.7 |
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42.6 |
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2024 |
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18.8 |
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1960 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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30.5 |
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24.8 |
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17.8 |
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+12.7 |
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30.5 |
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2024 |
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3.9 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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36.9 |
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30.0 |
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25.7 |
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+11.1 |
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36.9 |
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2024 |
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13.1 |
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1960 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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1.34 |
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-.14 |
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1.68 |
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1958 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.18 |
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.39 |
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1958 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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.18 |
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2017 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.44 |
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1.20 |
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2010 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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5.02 |
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3.46 |
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1.87 |
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+3.15 |
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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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12.59 |
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9.10 |
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+5.48 |
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19.20 |
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1979 |
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4.43 |
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1980 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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T |
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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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5.9 |
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1958 |
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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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14 |
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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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3.0 |
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-3.0 |
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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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30.6 |
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-17.9 |
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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
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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 |
Lowest |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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96% |
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99% |
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89% |
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+7% |
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100% |
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2015 |
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50% |
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1974 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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64% |
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88% |
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55% |
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+9% |
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97% |
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1986 |
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23% |
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1982 |
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| Average Humidity |
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80% |
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94% |
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72% |
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+8% |
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99% |
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1986 |
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42% |
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1992 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.05 |
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29.72 |
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30.07 |
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-00.02 |
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30.65 |
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1968 |
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29.53 |
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2018 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.98 |
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29.17 |
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29.69 |
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+00.29 |
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30.28 |
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2022 |
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28.50 |
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1993 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.02 |
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29.45 |
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29.88 |
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+00.13 |
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30.36 |
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1995 |
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29.23 |
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1993 |
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| Average
Wind |
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5.7 |
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13.8 |
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8.6 |
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-2.9 |
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19.5 |
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1993 |
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2.0 |
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1994 |
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| Direction |
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SE |
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E |
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NW |
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W |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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20 |
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61 |
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1993 |
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13 |
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1983 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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WNW |
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NW |
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SW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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44.2 |
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42.3 |
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40.2 |
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+4.0 |
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47.1 |
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2012 |
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35.9 |
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2003 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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42.1 |
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41.5 |
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38.3 |
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+3.8 |
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44.3 |
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2012 |
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33.6 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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43.2 |
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41.9 |
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39.3 |
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+3.9 |
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45.7 |
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2012 |
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34.8 |
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2003 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:57:35 AM |
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6:29:07 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:51:11 PM |
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7:19:08 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:53:36 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 14, 2024 |
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| Climate Weather for March 14 |
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| Weather History For March 14 |
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