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Fair Isle Weather - Monthly Wind Speed 1974-1998
Mean Daily Wind Speed (knots)
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DEC-FEB |
MAR-MAY |
JUN-AUG |
SEP-NOV |
Year |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
MEAN |
MAX |
MIN |
WINTER |
SPRING |
SUMMER |
AUTUMN |
1974
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27.9
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18.7
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17.3
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9.2
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17.9
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14.4
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13.2
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13.5
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16.5
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16.8
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18.0
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24.6
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17.3
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27.9
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9.2
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14.8
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13.7
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17.1
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1975
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24.7
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15.7
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15.3
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16.3
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15.6
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13.6
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10.7
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11.5
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17.0
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16.2
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19.5
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25.6
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16.8
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25.6
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10.7
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21.7
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15.7
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11.9
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17.6
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1976
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24.5
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21.8
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27.6
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16.9
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16.0
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12.1
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15.2
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10.9
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21.4
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21.0
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19.0
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15.1
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18.5
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27.6
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10.9
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24.0
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20.2
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12.7
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20.5
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1977
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20.1
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13.6
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21.5
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19.3
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12.7
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14.0
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13.5
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14.8
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19.9
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19.1
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20.2
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23.9
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17.7
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23.9
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12.7
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16.3
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17.8
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14.1
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19.7
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1978
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24.9
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20.1
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20.4
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16.3
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12.6
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14.6
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16.4
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13.1
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19.8
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19.4
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23.7
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25.9
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18.9
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25.9
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12.6
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23.0
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16.4
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14.7
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21.0
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1979
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20.8
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21.0
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24.3
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17.2
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15.7
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13.3
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12.8
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13.3
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19.2
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23.3
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21.0
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25.3
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18.9
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25.3
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12.8
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22.6
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19.1
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13.1
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21.2
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1980
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22.6
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19.6
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21.8
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17.9
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12.9
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12.3
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14.5
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14.0
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14.5
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23.5
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20.5
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25.3
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18.3
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25.3
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12.3
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22.5
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17.5
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13.6
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19.5
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1981
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23.4
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27.6
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20.4
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14.1
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15.5
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15.1
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12.9
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12.6
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14.7
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18.2
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20.1
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17.6
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17.7
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27.6
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12.6
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25.4
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16.7
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13.5
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17.7
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1982
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16.8
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21.0
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17.8
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15.2
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10.7
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11.0
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10.0
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13.9
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14.9
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19.6
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19.6
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19.9
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15.9
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21.0
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10.0
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18.5
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14.6
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11.6
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18.0
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1983
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25.7
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15.6
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17.1
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11.6
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11.6
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10.4
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10.3
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9.6
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15.5
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20.4
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17.4
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21.1
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15.5
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25.7
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9.6
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20.4
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13.4
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10.1
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17.8
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1984
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21.5
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20.4
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17.2
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13.3
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11.4
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12.7
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10.0
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8.6
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13.0
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16.2
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19.1
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18.7
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15.2
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21.5
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8.6
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21.0
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14.0
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10.4
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16.1
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1985
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15.9
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13.8
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15.1
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15.2
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10.9
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9.0
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9.5
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11.2
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11.8
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13.6
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16.7
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16.4
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13.3
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16.7
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9.0
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16.1
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13.7
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9.9
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14.0
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1986
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19.0
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12.7
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18.9
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12.2
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13.5
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11.7
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10.0
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10.2
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15.0
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18.2
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21.4
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18.7
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15.1
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21.4
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10.0
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16.0
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14.9
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10.6
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18.2
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1987
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15.6
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14.5
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18.4
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10.7
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13.1
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8.2
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11.6
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11.1
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14.3
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16.0
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11.9
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13.6
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13.2
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18.4
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8.2
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16.3
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14.1
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10.3
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14.1
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1988
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18.6
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18.7
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15.2
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12.5
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12.6
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7.8
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11.4
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9.7
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15.8
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15.1
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17.4
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19.1
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14.5
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19.1
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7.8
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17.0
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13.4
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9.6
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16.1
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1989
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21.1
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22.7
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18.6
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11.8
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13.7
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10.7
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10.2
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13.1
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15.0
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15.3
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14.9
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15.6
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15.2
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22.7
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10.2
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21.0
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14.7
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11.3
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15.1
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1990
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21.5
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21.1
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21.3
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15.6
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9.0
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10.1
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10.9
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10.9
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14.0
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16.1
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13.9
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18.9
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15.3
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21.5
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9.0
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19.4
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15.3
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10.6
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14.7
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1991
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16.9
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14.7
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12.6
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16.4
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12.6
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9.4
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8.5
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10.5
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13.0
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16.6
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20.4
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19.0
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14.2
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20.4
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8.5
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16.9
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13.9
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9.5
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16.7
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1992
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18.6
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20.3
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17.0
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15.6
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13.4
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11.9
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11.3
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12.1
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15.9
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14.4
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19.6
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17.9
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15.7
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20.3
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11.3
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19.3
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15.4
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11.8
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16.7
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1993
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27.1
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19.7
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19.2
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15.9
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12.7
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11.1
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10.5
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11.6
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12.6
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16.2
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19.3
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17.0
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16.1
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27.1
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10.5
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21.6
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16.0
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11.1
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16.0
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1994
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22.3
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21.5
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24.0
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15.7
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13.5
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14.2
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9.5
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10.4
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13.3
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16.1
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19.8
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21.2
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16.8
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24.0
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9.5
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20.2
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17.7
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11.4
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16.4
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1995
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23.3
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18.7
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18.4
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15.8
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12.4
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12.4
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11.6
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10.1
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15.1
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19.0
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15.4
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16.4
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15.7
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23.3
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10.1
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21.1
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15.5
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11.3
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16.5
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1996
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21.7
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20.5
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17.8
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13.8
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12.4
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12.5
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10.7
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10.7
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13.0
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19.3
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16.9
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14.9
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15.4
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21.7
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10.7
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19.6
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14.7
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11.3
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16.4
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1997
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14.0
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24.0
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19.3
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15.9
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14.4
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13.4
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9.2
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9.3
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15.0
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13.9
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19.4
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15.9
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15.3
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24.0
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9.2
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19.7
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16.5
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10.6
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16.1
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1998
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16.9
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19.8
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16.6
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15.3
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11.4
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11.3
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11.7
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11.9
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12.1
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18.0
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16.8
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20.4
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15.2
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20.4
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11.3
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17.7
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14.5
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11.6
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15.6
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Mean |
21.0
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19.1
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18.9
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14.8
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13.1
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11.9
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11.4
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11.5
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15.3
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17.7
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18.5
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19.5
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16.1
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21.0
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11.4
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19.9
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15.6
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11.7
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17.4
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Highest |
27.9
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27.6
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27.6
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19.3
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17.9
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15.1
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16.4
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14.8
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21.4
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23.5
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23.7
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25.9
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18.9
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27.9
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14.8
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25.4
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20.2
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14.7
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21.2
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Year |
1974
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1981
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1976
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1977
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1974
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1981
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1978
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1977
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1976
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1980
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1978
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1978
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1978
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Lowest |
14.0
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12.7
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12.6
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9.2
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9.0
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7.8
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8.5
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8.6
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11.8
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13.6
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11.9
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13.6
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13.2
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14.0
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7.8
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16.0
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13.4
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9.5
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14.0
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Year |
1997
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1986
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1991
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1974
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1990
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1988
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1991
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1984
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1985
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1985
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1987
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1987
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1987
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