The temperature on September 5, 1970 was between 11.3 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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