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Day of marriage September 9, 1926
The temperature on September 9, 1926 was between 10.8 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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