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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
135 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2014


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...THE PROVIDENCE RI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         66    115 PM  82    2001  64      2       68       
                                      1985                          
  MINIMUM         47   1216 AM  30    1978  44      3       38       
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.28R         1.28 1953   0.11   1.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      0.11   1.17     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.43                      9.48   3.95     4.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.83                     16.63   5.20    11.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.0   MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.5                       6.1   -4.6      4.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.6                      33.8    9.8     46.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        11     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        11     -3       12       
  SINCE MAR 1   1448                      1299    149     1295       
  SINCE JUL 1   5720                      5361    359     5116       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
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           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE PROVIDENCE RI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        34      1978                    
                                             1943                    
                                             1905                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2014...........SUNRISE   541 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2014...........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 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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