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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
154 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2005

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...THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         63    103 PM  85    1908  61      2       59       
  MINIMUM         46    207 AM  28    1989  41      5       42       
  AVERAGE         55                        51      4       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          1.00 1954   0.13   0.07     0.31    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      3.25  -0.57     5.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.28                      7.68   0.60     8.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.25                     15.50   0.75    12.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1986   T     MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      9.9                       6.5    3.4      6.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     72.2                      35.6   36.6     41.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        14     -4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  354                       405    -51      375       
  SINCE MAR 1   1282                      1222     60     1171       
  SINCE JUL 1   5379                      5400    -21     5314       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        77      2001                    
                                             1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        27      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   737 PM EDT   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   550 AM EDT   SUNSET   738 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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