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JULY 18TH, 1889-A cloudburst in West Virginia along the small creeks in Wirt County, Jackson County and Wood County claimed twenty lives. Rockport WV reported nineteen inches of rain in two hours and ten minutes that Thursday evening. Tygart Creek rose 22 feet in one hour, and villages were swept away on Tygart, Slate, Tucker, and Sandy Creeks.
| JULY 18TH, 1889 |
A cloudburst in West Virginia along the small creeks in Wirt County, Jackson County and Wood County claimed twenty lives. Rockport WV reported nineteen inches of rain in two hours and ten minutes that Thursday evening. Tygart Creek rose 22 feet in one hour, and villages were swept away on Tygart, Slate, Tucker, and Sandy Creeks. |
| JULY 18TH, 1942 |
A record deluge occurred at Smethport in northern Pennsylvania, with 30.7 inches in just six hours. The downpours and resultant flooding in Pennsylvania were devastating. |
| JULY 17TH, 1974 |
After striking a tree and passing through a chain, lightning kills Norma Jean, a 6500 lb. performing elephant tethered to a tree in the town square at Oquawka, IL where a circus had pitched a big top. |
| JULY 17TH, 1941 |
A prolonged heat wave over Washington State finally came to an end. Lightning from untimely thunderstorms was responsible for 598 forest fires. |
| JULY 16TH, 1946 |
The temperature at Medford OR soared to an all-time high of 115 degrees to begin a two week heat wave. During that Oregon heat wave the mercury hit 100 degrees at Sexton Summit for the only time in forty years of records. |
| JULY 16TH, 1975 |
An early afternoon thunderstorm raked the east side of Tucson AZ with gale force winds, heavy rain, and numerous lightning strikes. A thirteen year old boy was swept through a forty foot long culvert by raging waters before being rescued. |
| JULY 15TH, 1980 |
The suburbs of Minneapolis are hammered by powerful thunderstorms, hailstorms and small tornadoes, leaving 100,000 without power. Downward rushing winds cause an estimated $43 million in damages in Dakota County. |
| JULY 15TH, 1916 |
A dying South Atlantic Coast storm produced torrential rains in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Altapass NC was drenched with more than 22 inches of rain, a 24 hour rainfall record for the state. Flooding resulted in considerable damage, particularly to railroads. |
| JULY 14TH, 1936 |
Extreme heat prevailed across the central U.S. as severe drought raged from Texas to the Dakotas. Record high temperatures were established in sixteen states that summer, including readings as high as 120 degrees in the Great Plains Region. On this particular date, afternoon highs for 113 stations across the state of Iowa averaged 108.7 degrees. |
| JULY 14TH, 1987 |
Severe thunderstorms in Iowa produced eight inches of golf ball size hail near Grafton IA, completely stripping corn stalks in the area. Hail caused more than a million dollars damage to crops in Worth County and Mitchell County, and another million dollars damage in Ada County and Crawford County. |
| JULY 13TH, 1980 |
Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Memphis TN, 108 degrees at Macon GA, and 105 degrees at Atlanta GA, established all- time records for those three cities. The high of 110 degrees at Newington GA was just two degrees shy of the state record. |
| Issued By | NWS Field Office | Broadcast Time | Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST |
| Issuing Time | Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST | Valid Until | Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST |
Strong northerly winds are forecast to develop across the San Francisco Bay Area by midday Tuesday and continue through midday Wednesday. A strong..cold and dry storm system will sweep into northern and central California late Monday night and Tuesday morning. This system will generate strong and gusty north to northest winds across the region from midday Tuesday through midday Wednesday.
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| Weather Station: Lake Charles Regional Airport , LA , US | |||
| July Data | Choose another month |
| Averages | |
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Average High Temperature
15.60 °C
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Average Low Temperature
5.00 °C
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Average Mean Temp
10.60 °C
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Average Dew Point
6.10 °C
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Average Windspeed
18.50 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
0.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
87.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
63.0
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Typical Sky Cover
OVR
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
11.42
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
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| Daily Counts | |
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Days With Precipitation
9
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Days With Thunderstorms
3
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Days With Fog
18
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Days With Snow
*
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
6
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
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| Records | |
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Record High
27.80 °C
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Record Low
-9.40 °C
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Record Wind Speed
81.50 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
10.2 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
10.20 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
322 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
91 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
2.03 mm
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| Averages | |
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Average High Temperature
17.20 °C
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Average Low Temperature
6.70 °C
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Average Mean Temp
12.20 °C
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Average Dew Point
7.20 °C
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Average Windspeed
18.50 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
0.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
87.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
59.0
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Typical Sky Cover
OVR
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
8.63
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
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| Daily Counts | |
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Days With Precipitation
8
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Days With Thunderstorms
3
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Days With Fog
16
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Days With Snow
*
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
3
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
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| Records | |
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Record High
28.30 °C
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Record Low
-5.60 °C
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Record Wind Speed
100.00 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
5.1 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
5.10 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
173 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
81 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.52 mm
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| Averages | |
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Average High Temperature
21.70 °C
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Average Low Temperature
10.60 °C
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Average Mean Temp
16.10 °C
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Average Dew Point
11.10 °C
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Average Windspeed
18.50 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
180.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
89.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
59.0
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Typical Sky Cover
OVR
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
8.38
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
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| Daily Counts | |
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Days With Precipitation
8
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Days With Thunderstorms
4
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Days With Fog
18
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Days With Snow
0
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
1
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
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| Records | |
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Record High
30.00 °C
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Record Low
-3.90 °C
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Record Wind Speed
94.40 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
* cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
* cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
228 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
91 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.76 mm
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| Averages | |
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Average High Temperature
25.60 °C
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Average Low Temperature
15.00 °C
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Average Mean Temp
20.60 °C
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Average Dew Point
15.00 °C
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Average Windspeed
18.50 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
180.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
90.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
58.0
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Typical Sky Cover
OVR
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
8.38
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
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| Daily Counts | |
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Days With Precipitation
6
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Days With Thunderstorms
4
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Days With Fog
17
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Days With Snow
0
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
*
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| Records | |
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Record High
35.00 °C
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Record Low
1.10 °C
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Record Wind Speed
92.60 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
277 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
140 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.27 mm
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| Averages | |
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Average High Temperature
28.90 °C
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Average Low Temperature
18.90 °C
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Average Mean Temp
23.90 °C
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Average Dew Point
18.90 °C
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Average Windspeed
18.50 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
180.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
92.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
59.0
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Typical Sky Cover
OVR
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
14.47
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
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| Daily Counts | |
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Days With Precipitation
8
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Days With Thunderstorms
7
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Days With Fog
18
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Days With Snow
0
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
2
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| Records | |
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Record High
35.60 °C
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Record Low
9.40 °C
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Record Wind Speed
98.20 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
525 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
406 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.76 mm
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| Averages | |
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Average High Temperature
31.70 °C
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Average Low Temperature
22.20 °C
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Average Mean Temp
27.20 °C
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Average Dew Point
21.70 °C
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Average Windspeed
14.80 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
180.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
93.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
61.0
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Typical Sky Cover
SCT
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
13.71
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
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| Daily Counts | |
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Days With Precipitation
8
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Days With Thunderstorms
9
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Days With Fog
12
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Days With Snow
0
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
14
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| Records | |
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Record High
37.20 °C
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Record Low
13.30 °C
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Record Wind Speed
88.90 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
642 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
175 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
2.03 mm
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| Averages | |
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Average High Temperature
32.80 °C
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Average Low Temperature
23.30 °C
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Average Mean Temp
27.80 °C
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Average Dew Point
23.30 °C
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Average Windspeed
13.00 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
180.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
94.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
63.0
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Typical Sky Cover
SCT
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
12.94
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
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| Daily Counts | |
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Days With Precipitation
11
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Days With Thunderstorms
14
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Days With Fog
12
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Days With Snow
0
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
22
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| Records | |
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Record High
38.90 °C
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Record Low
16.10 °C
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Record Wind Speed
105.60 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
335 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
162 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.27 mm
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| Averages | |
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Average High Temperature
32.80 °C
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Average Low Temperature
22.80 °C
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Average Mean Temp
27.80 °C
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Average Dew Point
22.80 °C
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Average Windspeed
11.10 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
68.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
94.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
62.0
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Typical Sky Cover
SCT
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
13.71
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
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| Daily Counts | |
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Days With Precipitation
11
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Days With Thunderstorms
14
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Days With Fog
16
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Days With Snow
0
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
22
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| Records | |
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Record High
39.40 °C
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Record Low
16.10 °C
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Record Wind Speed
85.20 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
442 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
254 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
2.03 mm
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| Averages | |
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Average High Temperature
30.60 °C
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Average Low Temperature
20.60 °C
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Average Mean Temp
25.60 °C
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Average Dew Point
20.60 °C
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Average Windspeed
11.10 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
68.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
93.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
60.0
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Typical Sky Cover
SCT
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
14.72
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
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| Daily Counts | |
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Days With Precipitation
9
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Days With Thunderstorms
9
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Days With Fog
18
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Days With Snow
0
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
11
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| Records | |
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Record High
36.70 °C
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Record Low
8.30 °C
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Record Wind Speed
94.40 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
508 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
244 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.02 mm
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| Averages | |
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Average High Temperature
26.70 °C
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Average Low Temperature
14.40 °C
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Average Mean Temp
20.60 °C
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Average Dew Point
15.00 °C
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Average Windspeed
13.00 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
45.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
91.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
52.0
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Typical Sky Cover
CLR
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
10.15
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
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| Daily Counts | |
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Days With Precipitation
6
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Days With Thunderstorms
3
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Days With Fog
18
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Days With Snow
0
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
*
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
1
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| Records | |
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Record High
33.30 °C
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Record Low
0.00 °C
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Record Wind Speed
100.00 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
439 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
183 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* mm
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| Averages | |
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Average High Temperature
21.70 °C
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Average Low Temperature
10.00 °C
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Average Mean Temp
16.10 °C
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Average Dew Point
11.10 °C
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Average Windspeed
16.70 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
0.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
89.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
57.0
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Typical Sky Cover
OVR
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
10.91
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
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| Daily Counts | |
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Days With Precipitation
8
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Days With Thunderstorms
3
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Days With Fog
16
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Days With Snow
0
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
1
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
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| Records | |
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Record High
30.60 °C
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Record Low
-5.00 °C
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Record Wind Speed
111.10 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
* cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
* cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
358 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
254 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.25 mm
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| Averages | |
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Average High Temperature
17.20 °C
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Average Low Temperature
6.70 °C
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Average Mean Temp
12.20 °C
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Average Dew Point
7.80 °C
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Average Windspeed
18.50 km/h
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Average Wind Direction
0.0
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Average Morning Relative Humidity
88.0
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Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
62.0
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Typical Sky Cover
OVR
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Average Precipitation (US Only)
12.69
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Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
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| Daily Counts | |
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Days With Precipitation
9
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Days With Thunderstorms
3
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Days With Fog
18
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Days With Snow
*
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Days With Lows Below Freezing
4
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Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
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| Records | |
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Record High
27.80 °C
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Record Low
-11.70 °C
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Record Wind Speed
85.20 km/h
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Record Monthly Snowfall
* cm
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Record 24-hour Snowfall
* cm
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Record Monthly Rainfall
338 mm
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Record 24-hour Rainfall
150 mm
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Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
5.33 mm
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| Day | Reason | Upper Soil Moisture | Lower Soil Moisture | |
| Thursday |  |
Fire danger very low | 27% | 30% |
| Friday | |
Fire danger very low | 27% | 30% |
| Saturday | |
Fire danger very low | 27% | 30% |
| Sunday | |
Fire danger very low | 27% | 30% |
| Monday | |
Fire danger very low | 27% | 30% |
| Tuesday | |
Fire danger very low | 27% | 30% |
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