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CDUS41 KBOX 172147  
CLIPVD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
547 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE PROVIDENCE RI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 89 311 PM 91 1974 69 20 71  
1977  
MINIMUM 60 450 AM 35 1956 50 10 59  
AVERAGE 75 59 16 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.02 1916 0.10 -0.10 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.73 1.82 -1.09 5.21  
SINCE MAR 1 8.19 11.01 -2.82 12.50  
SINCE JAN 1 14.11 18.41 -4.30 17.83  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2000 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 7.0 -6.2 T  
SINCE JUL 1 69.3 36.6 32.7 15.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 144 144 0 67  
SINCE MAR 1 1332 1427 -95 1170  
SINCE JUL 1 5602 5371 231 5052  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 1 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 8 2 6  
SINCE MAR 1 18 11 7 8  
SINCE JAN 1 18 11 7 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 400 AM  
LOWEST 26 200 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE PROVIDENCE RI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 93 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 33 2023  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 524 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 523 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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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