Temperature / Dewpoint
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Location
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Record Type
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New Record Date
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New Record
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Old Record
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Old Record Date
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Las Vegas, NV
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All-time warmest year on record
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2003
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average temperature of 70.0°F |
average temperature of 69.7°F |
2000
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Rainfall
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Location
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Record Type
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New Record Date
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New Record
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Old Record
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Old Record Date
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Charleston, WV
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Annual maximum rainfall
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2003
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61.01 inches |
60.40 inches |
1950
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Baltimore, MD
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Annual maximum rainfall |
2003
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62.66 inches |
62.35 inches |
1889
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Roanoke, VA
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Tied second annual maximum rainfall |
2003
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54.34 inches |
54.34 inches |
1989; the wettest year occurred in 1948 with 58.87 inches
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Mount Mansfield, VT
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Maximum rainfall for the month |
December, 2003
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13.52 inches |
9.96 inches |
December, 1968
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Tri-Cities Airport, Morristown, TN
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Annual maximum rainfall |
2003
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65.65 inches; 24.32 inches above normal |
54.50 inches |
1950
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Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport, Avoca, NY
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Annual maximum rainfall |
2003
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49.93 inches |
48.99 inches |
1996
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Allentown, NJ
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2nd Annual maximum rainfall |
2003
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56.93 inches |
56.87 inches |
1996; the wettest year occurred in 1952 with 67.69 inches
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Wilmington, DE
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5th Annual maximum rainfall |
2003
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55.28 inches |
54.70 inches |
1983; the wettest year occurred in 1945 with 61.05 inches
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Atlantic City, NJ
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9th Annual maximum rainfall |
2003
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5.74 inches |
5.57 inches |
1967; the wettest year occurred in 1914 with 8.24 inches
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Snowfall
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Location
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Record Type
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New Record Date
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New Record
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Old Record
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Old Record Date
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Glasgow, MT
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Maximum snowfall for the Month
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as of December 28, 2003
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17.7 inches |
16.5 inches |
December, 1929
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Mount Mansfield. VT
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Maximum snowfall for the Month
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as of December 31, 2003
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91.0 inches |
80.0 inches |
December, 1970
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Wind
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Location
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Record Type
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New Record Date
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New Record
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Old Record
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Old Record Date
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None Reported.
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Pressure
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Location
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Record Type
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New Record Date
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New Record
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Old Record
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Old Record Date
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None Reported.
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Miscellaneous
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Location
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Record Type
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New Record Date
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New Record
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Old Record
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Old Record Date
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None Reported.
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