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CDUS41 KBOX 150528  
CLIPVD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA  
128 AM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012  
 
   
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..THE PROVIDENCE RI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 2012  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 74 120 PM 83 1991 68 6 58  
MINIMUM 57 1143 PM 35 1987 48 9 45  
AVERAGE 66 58 8 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.15 1962 0.10 -0.10 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 2.29 1.54 0.75 0.44  
SINCE MAR 1 7.10 10.91 -3.81 8.40  
SINCE JAN 1 11.99 18.06 -6.07 16.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2000  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.2 6.1 -5.9 3.7  
SINCE JUL 1 17.8 33.8 -16.0 53.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 13  
MONTH TO DATE 118 132 -14 139  
SINCE MAR 1 1100 1420 -320 1390  
SINCE JUL 1 4515 5482 -967 5538  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 1 2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 11 3 8 1  
SINCE JAN 1 11 3 8 1    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1000 PM  
LOWEST 53 200 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE PROVIDENCE RI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 87 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 36 1947  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE 526 AM EDT SUNSET 759 PM EDT  
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE 525 AM EDT SUNSET 800 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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