West Region
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East Region
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Latest Text Summary
From 21-31 October, the ITF moved south relative to its previous position. Comparing the ITF with climatology, the current ITF had an anomalous southerly position at the western and eastern portions. The western (10W-10E) portion of the ITF was located approximately at 10.6N, below the climatology position by 2.2 degrees. At the eastern (20E-35E) portion, the ITF was approximately 10.7N, below the climatological position by 0.7 degree. Figure 1 displays the current position of the ITF relative to the long-term average position during the 3rd dekad of October and its previous position during the 2nd dekad of October. Figures 2 and 3 are time series, illustrating the latitudinal values of the western and eastern portions of the ITF, respectively, and their seasonal evolutions since the beginning of April 2022.
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Dekad
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15W
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10W
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5W
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0
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5E
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10E
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15E
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20E
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25E
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30E
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35E
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April 1
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11.2
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11.3
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12.0
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13.0
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12.3
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10.3
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9.1
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9.8
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10.2
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9.2
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8.5
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April 2
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12.2
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12.2
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12.5
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12.7
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13.3
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12.6
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12.5
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12.1
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11.6
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11.5
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11.3
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April 3
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10.6
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10.8
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11.4
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11.9
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12.3
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11.5
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12.3
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12.5
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12.1
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10.7
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9.8
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May 1
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13.2
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13.4
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13.2
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13.0
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13.4
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13.3
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13.5
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12.5
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12.0
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12.4
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12.3
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May 2
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14.2
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12.8
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13.6
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14.3
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13.4
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12.1
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13.4
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13.1
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12.7
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12.5
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12.1
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May 3
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13.6
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15.7
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15.7
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15.7
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14.3
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12.2
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11.5
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12.3
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11.9
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11.4
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11.6
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June 1
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16.2
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16.1
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15.6
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16.0
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15.7
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13.9
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13.7
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13.6
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13.4
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14.0
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13.6
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June 2
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16.1
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17.4
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17.5
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17.6
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16.3
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15.1
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15.5
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15.4
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14.2
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13.6
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14.4
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June 3
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16.3
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18.4
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17.4
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17.0
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16.5
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15.6
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15.9
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15.9
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14.9
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14.0
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14.6
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July 1
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16.5
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17.9
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18.2
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19.2
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17.9
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16.6
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16.9
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17.7
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17.1
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16.4
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16.6
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July 2
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18.3
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17.5
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18.2
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18.2
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17.9
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15.9
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16.6
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14.6
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15.0
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17.6
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19.0
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July 3
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19.5
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20.9
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21.1
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20.2
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18.0
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17.9
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18.3
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17.5
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17.1
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15.8
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17.5
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August 1
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18.3
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19.3
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19.9
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20.2
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19.8
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19.0
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19.1
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17.9
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17.2
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16.3
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18.8
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August 2
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19.5
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21.4
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21.8
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20.9
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19.1
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18.1
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19.0
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18.2
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17.3
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16.1
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18.2
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August 3
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18.5
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19.7
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20.6
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20.6
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19.5
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19.0
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19.6
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18.8
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17.4
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16.6
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17.5
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September 1
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19.9
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20.1
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20.2
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19.5
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18.1
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18.0
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18.1
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18.9
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17.4
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15.7
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16.5
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September 2
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18.5
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19.9
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20.2
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19.9
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19.2
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18.1
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17.9
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18.3
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17.1
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15.7
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16.8
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September 3
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17.7
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19.2
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19.6
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18.8
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17.1
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16.2
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16.7
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17.1
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16.1
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15.0
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15.6
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October 1
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17.3
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18.7
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19.2
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19.1
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16.3
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14.8
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15.7
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17.1
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16.5
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15.3
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15.2
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October 2
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15.4
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17.6
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17.5
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16.3
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12.6
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11.1
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11.1
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14.4
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14.0
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13.4
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13.7
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October 3
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13.4
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12.7
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11.7
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10.2
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9.6
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8.8
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8.5
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9.9
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11.4
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11.5
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10.1
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