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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
327 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2005

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...THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         52    223 PM  70    1984  39     13       42       
  MINIMUM         41   1245 AM -10    1933  22     19       29       
  AVERAGE         47                        30     17       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.58          1.54 1945   0.14   0.44      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.17                      3.86   0.31     4.90    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.17                      3.86   0.31     4.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.75                     46.17  11.58    45.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.3  1945   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.6                       6.3    0.3      7.9     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.6                       6.3    0.3      7.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.6                       9.0   -0.4     11.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        34    -16       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  945                       892     53      883       
  SINCE DEC 1    945                       892     53      883       
  SINCE JUL 1   1878                      2019   -141     1944       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1025                       714    311      628       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (160)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     89           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    95                                                       
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THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        63      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -12      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   424 PM EST   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   425 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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