Upgrade to using Python 3.10.4

[jprestop]

Describe the Task

Update any code necessary for upgrading to Python 3.10.4. We are taking this action because WCOSS2 is only allowing Python 3.10.4 to be used for operational installations. Therefore, we need to ensure that our next release uses Python 3.10.4.

Please also update .readthedocs.yaml with 3.10.4

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Incorporate in a beta version as soon as possible to ensure there are no problems.

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[venitahagerty]

I installed python 3.10.4 on my laptop, and also installed pandas 1.5.1. I tested met_db_load.py with the standard test data and two other test data sets. No errors or futurewarnings appeared.

[bikegeek]

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