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METRIC | IMPERIAL	Updated: 29-Sep-2016 @ 6:50pm
Temperature	Current Conditions	Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: 68.0°F --- High Today 73.3°F 4:25 PM Low Today 47.9°F 7:22 AM Yest High 60.5°F 5:04 PM Yest Low 48.9°F 5:16 AM Sta* High 82.9°F 2014 Sta* Low 43.1°F 2012 * This Station's Records Since 6/2010	Dusk Wind:  N 0.0 Gusting to: 0.0 mph Rain: 0.00 in Current CBI Fire Danger: 20.0 of 100	Tonight Clear then Patchy Fog Friday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny Friday Night Mostly Cloudy Lo 48 °F Hi 68 °F Lo 55 °F
Dew Point	Liquid Precipitation	Wind Speed	Sun/Moon
Current: 48.1°F Last Hour: 0.7°F High 2:20 PM: 54.6°F Low 7:17 AM: 46.6°F Record High: 83.6°F on 8/4/2016 Record Low: -21.1°F on 1/6/2014 Wetbulb: 57.4°F	Rain Today Today: 0.00 in Yesterday: 0.00 in Last 7 Days: 1.93 in Sep Rain: 5.22 in Sep to Date   Avg:10 0.00 in Sep to Date   Diff from Avg:10 5.22 in Sep Avg: 3.43 in Diff from Avg: 1.79 in Season:1 33.70 in YTD   Avg:11 0.00 in YTD   Diff from Avg:11 33.70 in Last Rain Time/Date: 09/25/2016 at 12:46 PM 103 rain days in 2016 12 days in September 3 days since last rain	Current: N  0.0 mph 1Hr Average: 0.3 mph Wind Run: 32.98 miles Wind Gust Current: 0.0 mph mph Today: 16.0 mph 1:50 PM Month: 30.0 mph Sep-9 Year: 176.0 mph Apr-2 Record Gust: 176.0 mph 4/2/2016	Sunlight: 11 hrs 51 min of Sunlight Today 49.4% 50.6% Which is 2 min 48 sec Shorter Than Yesterday   0% Illuminated
Humidity		Barometer
Current: 49% Last Hour: 5% High 8:25 AM: 100% Low 4:10 PM: 40% Record High: 100% 1/8/2012 Record Low: 15% 4/11/2014		Current: 30.286 inHg Last Hour: Steady High 10:53 AM: 30.404 in. Low 6:08 PM: 30.284 in. Record High: 31.110 inHg 1/7/2015 Record Low: 24.436 inHg 4/2/2016
Cooling Degree Days	Snow3	Heat Index
Today: 0.0 Sep: 128.8 2016 to Date: 1023.1 Heating Degree Days 2016 to Date: 3605.8	Today: 0.00 in Yesterday: 0.00 in Sep Snow: 0.00 in Sep Avg: 0.00 in Diff from Avg: 0.00 in Season Total:2 0.00 in Snow Depth: 0.00 in 0 snow days in September 0 snow days this season.2 First Snow of Season: // Average 1st Snow:	Current: 68.0°F High 4:25pm: 73.3°F Yesterday: 60.5°F Record: 119.3°F 7/21/2016
Current UV Index		Current Solar Energy9
0.0 Sunburn in N/A Minutes Highest: 1:01 PM 4.1		7 W/m2 0% W/m2 ⇒ SI Solar % ⇒ SI High Today: 1:23 PM 719  W/m2 Record: 1413 W/m2
Almanac	Irrigation Index5	Station All Time Records	Outlook
Currently: Evening YTD Avg Temp: 55.5°F Sunrise: 7:10 AM Sunset: 7:01 PM Moonrise: 5:44 AM Moonset: 6:28 PM Full Moon: 9/16/2016 New Moon: 00:12 UTC 10/1/2016	Updated at Midnight Current ET: 0.10 in 7-Days Rain: 1.93 in 7-Days ET: 0.54 in 7-Day: 1.391 in September: 2.68 in Support this Site! Your donation helps support this site Cloud Height: 4550 ft	HIGHS: LOWS: 104.7°F 7/23/2012 -15.3°F 2/5/2015 Daytime Records   93.9°F 7/23/2012   -7.6°F 1/06/2014 Nitetime Records   85.3°F 6/28/2012   -9.8°F 1/06/2014 ICN:0 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx ISS:Ok |	Friday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM.   5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present).   9 Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked.   10 Historical average only to day 29 of just the month of September for this station since 2011.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 29 of September for this station since 2011.

NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Friday

Tonight Clear then Patchy Fog Lo 48 °F NWS forecast: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Friday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny Hi 68 °F NWS forecast: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

NWS Short Term Weather Forecast

Friday Night Mostly Cloudy Saturday Cloudy Saturday Night Mostly Cloudy Sunday Partly Sunny Sunday Night Partly Cloudy Monday Mostly Sunny Monday Night Partly Cloudy Lo 55 °F Hi 67 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 70 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 75 °F Lo 57 °F

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