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Day of death April 3, 1909
The temperature on April 3, 1909 was between -3.7 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
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