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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
851 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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...THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         64    507 PM  88    1956  68     -4       73       
  MINIMUM         40    456 AM  36    1962  48     -8       48       
  AVERAGE         52                        58     -6       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.57 2002   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      1.58  -0.58     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.52                     10.17   1.35    11.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.49                     17.99   1.50    14.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2001   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.9                       6.6    3.3      6.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     72.2                      36.8   35.4     41.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           13                         8      5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  182                       123     59       99       
  SINCE MAR 1   1558                      1434    124     1350       
  SINCE JUL 1   5655                      5612     43     5493       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       17       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         5     -3       17       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         5     -3       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    43           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     18           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    31                                                       
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THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        83      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   528 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   527 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 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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