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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
139 AM EST THU FEB 17 2005

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...THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54    121 PM  60    1910  39     15       33       
  MINIMUM         31    612 AM -10    1943  23      8       11       
  AVERAGE         43                        31     12       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          2.32 1993   0.12   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      1.97   0.32     1.98    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.88                     10.48   1.40     9.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.98                      6.34   0.64     3.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.1  1958   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       6.1   -5.4      1.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     45.3                      23.2   22.1     33.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     49.1                      25.9   23.2     33.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        34    -12       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  480                       570    -90      542       
  SINCE DEC 1   2580                      2656    -76     2780       
  SINCE JUL 1   3641                      3783   -142     3764       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        66      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -5      1922                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   522 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   637 AM EST   SUNSET   523 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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