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        <value>77</value>
        <value>82</value>
        <value>84</value>
        <value>61</value>
        <value>62</value>
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        <value>53</value>
        <value>61</value>
        <value>50</value>
        <value>35</value>
        <value>44</value>
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        <value xsi:nil="true"></value>
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        <weather-conditions weather-summary="Dense Fog then Sunny"/>
        <weather-conditions weather-summary="Partly Cloudy"/>
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        <weather-conditions weather-summary="Partly Cloudy"/>
        <weather-conditions weather-summary="Mostly Cloudy"/>
        <weather-conditions weather-summary="Chance Rain then Rain"/>
        <weather-conditions weather-summary="Rain then Chance Rain"/>
        <weather-conditions weather-summary="Mostly Clear"/>
        <weather-conditions weather-summary="Sunny"/>
        <weather-conditions weather-summary="Mostly Clear"/>
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        <text>A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. </text>
        <text>Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm.  Patchy fog after 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Light and variable wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. </text>
        <text>Widespread dense fog, mainly before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. </text>
        <text>Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Calm wind. </text>
        <text>A 20 percent chance of showers.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. </text>
        <text>Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.</text>
        <text>Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.</text>
        <text>Rain, mainly after 2am.  Low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 80%.</text>
        <text>Rain, mainly before 8am.  High near 61. Chance of precipitation is 80%.</text>
        <text>Mostly clear, with a low around 35.</text>
        <text>Sunny, with a high near 62.</text>
        <text>Mostly clear, with a low around 44.</text>
        <text>Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.</text>
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