| Delaware
Weather and Climate |
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There
are three counties in Delaware: New Castle which is the northernmost;
Kent in the central part of the state and Sussex which is southernmost
and nearest the beaches. We provide you current weather and some
recent climate history facts in a representative town in each
of the three counties
- New
Castle County Current Weather and Climate
- Kent
County Current Weather and Climate
- Sussex
County Current Weather and Climate
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New
Castle County |
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| Average
temperatures for Middletown/Newark area in New Castle County |
| Year |
Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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2001
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31.9
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35.5
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38.4
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53.1
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65.1
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-
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78.3
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67.4
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57.1
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51.9
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-
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2002
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39.2
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40.9
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45.7
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57.1
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63.3
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73.4
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78.9
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70.8
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56.9
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44.6
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33.7
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2003
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27.8
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29.8
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43.9
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52.3
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59
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76.2
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69.3
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55.4
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34.2
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are in Farenheit, a dash (-) means no record. |
| Average
Precipitation for Middletown/Newark area in New Castle County |
| Year |
Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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2001
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2.67
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2.75
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5.91
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1.74
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4.23
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3.19
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1.67
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5.72
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3.1
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0.81
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1.45
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1.21
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2002
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2.27
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0.5
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4.1
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3.1
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4.57
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3.3
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1.4
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0.1
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2.63
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6.55
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5.23
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5.42
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2003
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2.39
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6.38
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4.29
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3.02
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3.81
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2.64
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10.02
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5.23
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5.05
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are in inches, a dash (-) means no record. |
| Average
Snowfall for Middletown/Newark area in New Castle County |
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Year
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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2001
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2.1
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0
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0.9
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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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0
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0
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0
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0.5
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2002
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5.3
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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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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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0.25
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2003
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0.5
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0.5
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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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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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| Average
temperatures for Dover area in Kent County |
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Year
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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2001
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34
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39.6
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41.5
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55.6
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64.5
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73.9
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73.6
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77.7
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67.3
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59.5
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52.3
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44
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2002
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40.5
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42.8
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47.8
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58.7
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63.7
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74.1
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78.8
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78.9
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71.1
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58.6
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46.8
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36.5
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2003
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30.5
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32.2
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45.5
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53.3
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59.3
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70.7
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77.6
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77.7
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70.7
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57.7
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53.9
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39.4
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Results are
in Farenheit, a dash (-) means no record.
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Average
Precipitation for Dover area in Kent County
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Year
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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2001
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3.18
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3.49
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5.62
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1.55
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5.46
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5.16
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4.99
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3.27
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2.35
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1.09
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0.73
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1.84
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2002
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2.57
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0.61
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4.4
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4.45
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3.79
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4.82
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2.85
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2.28
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5.81
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8.82
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6.2
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4.92
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2003
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1.89
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7.02
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4.12
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3.83
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5.63
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7.55
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6.87
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7.16
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4.49
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3.22
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5.41
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5.78
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