000 CDUS41 KBOX 210735 CLIPVD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 224 AM EST MON MAR 21 2005 ................................... ...THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 48 232 PM 83 1945 49 -1 41 MINIMUM 27 601 AM 8 1949 31 -4 19 AVERAGE 38 40 -2 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.88 1951 0.15 -0.15 0.09 MONTH TO DATE 1.59 2.78 -1.19 1.36 SINCE MAR 1 1.59 2.78 -1.19 1.36 SINCE JAN 1 9.56 10.60 -1.04 4.98 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.0 1944 0.2 -0.2 MM MONTH TO DATE 7.8 4.5 3.3 6.5 SINCE MAR 1 7.8 4.5 3.3 6.5 SINCE JUL 1 70.1 33.6 36.5 41.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 25 2 35 MONTH TO DATE 664 562 102 531 SINCE MAR 1 664 562 102 531 SINCE JUL 1 4761 4740 21 4674 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 63 600 AM LOWEST 27 1000 AM AVERAGE 45 .......................................................... THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 84 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 12 1986 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE 547 AM EST SUNSET 559 PM EST MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE 545 AM EST SUNSET 600 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$