BARRINGTON TOPS (Hunter Springs) Observations
from 1956 |
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All
observations courtesy of Mrs Cathleen Wright |
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http://www.raymondterrace.hunterweather.com |
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1956 |
January |
21 |
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Lovely steady rain |
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27 |
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Misty showers |
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28 |
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Heavy mist |
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February |
3 |
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Mist turning to W |
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4 |
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Heavy rain |
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12 |
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First sunny morning for 24 days |
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15 |
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Storm |
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18 |
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Heavy rain |
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19 |
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Nice day |
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20 |
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Steady rain |
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21 |
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Steady rain |
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23 |
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Steady rain |
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March |
16 |
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Storms |
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17 |
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Heavy storms |
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19 |
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Mist |
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20 |
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Mist |
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21 |
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Mist |
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25 |
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Heavy mist |
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29 |
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Heavy mist |
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April |
1 |
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Mist |
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2 |
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Mist |
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3 |
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Storm |
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4 |
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Storm |
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21 |
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First frost |
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May |
1 |
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Heavy rain |
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3 |
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Heavy thick mist |
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4 |
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Heavy thick mist |
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17 |
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Storm |
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18 |
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Storm |
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June |
9 |
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2" (5.1cm) snow |
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10 |
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1½" (3.8cm) snow, rain |
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24 |
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snow, rain |
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25 |
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snow, rain |
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26 |
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snow, rain |
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29 |
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Freezing cold sleet |
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July |
11 |
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Snow |
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12 |
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Snow |
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August |
1 |
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Wild electrical storm |
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2 |
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Coastal rain |
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20 |
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Snowy showers |
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22 |
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light snow |
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24 |
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light snow |
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25 |
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light snow |
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September |
3 |
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Light snow |
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9 |
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Sleet & snow |
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10 |
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Sleet & snow |
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21 |
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Wild storm |
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23 |
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Snow, rain, sleet |
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October |
5 |
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Storms |
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10 |
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Heavy rain |
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November |
4 |
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Heavy frost, cold week |
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10 |
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Storms |
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December |
4 |
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Welcome storms |
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8 |
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Storms |
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23 |
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Welcome storm |
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1957 |
January |
5 |
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Heavy storms, hail |
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7 |
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Very wild storms, little hail |
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11 |
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Hail large in size |
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17 |
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Two days mist from coast |
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23 |
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Nice storms |
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31 |
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Frost |
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February |
6 |
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Misty |
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7 |
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Misty |
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10 |
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Storm |
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11 |
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Storm |
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12 |
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Mist |
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17 |
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Mist |
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18 |
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Rain |
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19 |
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Rain from coast |
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20 |
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Heavy coastal rain |
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March |
4 |
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Storm |
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5 |
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Heavy rain |
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6 |
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Mist |
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8 |
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Showers |
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10 |
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Heavy rain |
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14 |
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Storms |
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April |
9 |
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Storms |
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14 |
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Showers |
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19 |
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Good rain |
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22 |
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Shower |
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27 |
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Storms |
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May |
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Very heavy frosts for first week
then beautiful summer weather for next week |
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23 |
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First snow, light covering |
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29 |
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Light rain |
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June |
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Very dry & warm |
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21 |
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Nice steady rain |
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22 |
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Heavy mist |
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23 |
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Heavy mist |
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30 |
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Light rain |
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July |
2 |
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Heavy mist |
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3 |
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Nasty day, dusting snow |
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7 |
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Heavy showers |
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8 |
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4½" (11.4cm) snow showers |
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9 |
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Mist |
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10 |
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Mist |
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12 |
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Little snow flying, showers |
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15 |
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Light snow |
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22 |
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Sleety showers |
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23 |
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Mist |
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26 |
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Mist |
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29 |
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Heavy showers |
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30 |
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2" (5.2cm) snow, 35°F (1.7°C)
all day |
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31 |
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Still misty |
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August |
1 |
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Mist |
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23 |
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Storms |
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24 |
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Storms |
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25 |
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Storms |
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26 |
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Heavy mist |
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27 |
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Heavy showers |
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28 |
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Heavy mist |
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September |
1 |
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Snowy showers |
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7 |
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Showers |
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October |
31 |
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Very dry |
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November |
6 |
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Lovely showers |
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December |
2 |
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Storms |
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8 |
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Storms |
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9 - 25 |
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Extreme heat, very dry, water short |
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25 |
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Storm |
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31 |
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Lovely soaking rain |
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1958 |
January |
1 |
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Steady rain |
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11 |
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Heavy storm |
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12 |
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Severe storms |
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21 |
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Storm |
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26 |
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Storm |
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29 |
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Heavy storms |
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30 |
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Heavy storms |
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31 |
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Heavy storms |
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February |
3 |
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Heavy storms |
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7 |
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Storms |
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270 points (68.6mm) in 30min, heavy
later |
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10 |
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Showers |
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19 |
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Heavy storm |
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March |
5 |
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Coastal mist |
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6 |
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Heavy mist |
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9 |
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Heavy stormy showers |
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10 |
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Heavy mist |
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12 |
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Mist |
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April |
4 |
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Coastal mist |
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8 |
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Coastal mist |
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16 |
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Mist |
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25 |
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Mist |
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May |
14 |
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Soaking showers |
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15 |
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Nice steady rain |
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June |
6 |
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Showers |
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8 |
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Mist |
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9 |
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Heavy showers |
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10 |
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Heavy coastal showers |
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11 |
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Heavy coastal showers |
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12 |
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Mist |
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15 |
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Heavy snow 7½" (19.0cm), lovely
sunny days afterwards |
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29 |
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Heavy showers |
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30 |
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Heavy rain |
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August |
4 |
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Coastal mist |
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Coastal mist |
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Storms |
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16 |
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Heavy rain |
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Heavy rain |
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26 |
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Showers |
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??? |
June |
16 |
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1" (2.5cm) snow, heavy frost
19°F (-7.2°C) |
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27 |
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8½" (21.6cm) snow |
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July |
15 |
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Mist |
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16 |
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Mist |
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17 |
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Mist |
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21 |
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Heavy rain |
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Heavy rain & 2" (5.1cm)
snow |
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Sleety showers |
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24 |
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Snow |
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4½" (11.4cm) snow |
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26 |
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Mist |
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29 |
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Snowy showers |
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September |
5 |
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4" (10.2cm) snow |
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11 |
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Snow
flying, none lay |
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13 |
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Snow
flying, none lay |
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15 |
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Stormy sleet, heavy frosts |
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23 |
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Rain & snow |
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27 |
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Heavy storms |
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28 |
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Heavy storms |
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October |
11 |
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Heavy showers |
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Storm |
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Storm |
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Storm |
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Heavy snow |
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November |
9 |
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Storms |
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27 |
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Storms |
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29 |
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Storms |
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December |
4 |
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Mist |
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5 |
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Storms |
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Storm |
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Storm |
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Heavy storms |
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29 |
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Mist |
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31 |
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Mist |
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1959 |
January |
1 |
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Mist |
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4 |
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Heavy |
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22 |
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Heavy coastal gale |
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Heavy coastal gale |
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27 |
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Coastal |
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February |
18 |
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Heavy coastal rain |
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19 |
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Heavy coastal rain |
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March |
5 |
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Storms |
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8 |
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Storms |
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9 |
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Storms |
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11 |
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Mist |
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18 |
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Heavy storms |
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19 |
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Mist |
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25 |
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Heavy rain |
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29 |
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Heavy misty showers |
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31 |
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Storm |
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April |
5 |
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Heavy showers |
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16 |
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Storms |
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June |
2 |
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Misty showers |
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August |
1 |
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Mist |
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9 |
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Stormy showers |
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17 |
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6" (15.2cm) snow showers |
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18 |
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Heavy rain |
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All telephone lines broken down with
the weight of snow and ice. Iron posts (round) bent almost |
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double. Morning mist several days. |
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31 |
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Heavy showers |
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September |
12 |
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Showers |
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20 |
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Heavy storms, wind |
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21 |
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4" (10.2cm) snow |
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27 |
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Showers |
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October |
5 |
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Heavy showers |
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20 |
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Heavy storms |
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21 |
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Storms |
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22 |
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Sleety showers |
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29 |
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Storms |
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November |
9 |
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Storm |
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11 |
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Heavy mist |
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12 |
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Coastal rain |
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Heavy rain |
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27 |
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Storms |
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28 |
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Storms |
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29 |
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Storms |
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December |
5 |
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Storms |
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6 |
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Continuous storms |
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Storms |
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