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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
351 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2005

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...THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         84    118 PM  97    1937  80      4       87       
  MINIMUM         64   1242 AM  47    1981  62      2       69       
  AVERAGE         74                        71      3       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.70 2001   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      2.47  -2.15     5.34    
  SINCE JUN 1      1.99                      9.02  -7.03    10.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.07                     29.09  -5.02    26.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     48                        47      1       55       
  SINCE JUL 1      6                         3      3        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         7      2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       160     98      137       
  SINCE JUN 1    747                       547    200      460       
  SINCE JAN 1    749                       575    174      484       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        49      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   600 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 PM EDT   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   601 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 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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