541  
CDUS41 KBOX 050541  
CLIPVD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
1241 AM EST MON JAN 05 2026  
   
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..THE PROVIDENCE RI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 32 253 PM 61 1950 39 -7 32  
1998  
2000  
MINIMUM 24 1239 AM -9 1981 23 1 25  
AVERAGE 28 31 -3 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.90 1982 0.14 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 0.53 -0.45 0.70  
SINCE DEC 1 2.45 5.18 -2.73 8.28  
SINCE JAN 1 0.08 0.53 -0.45 0.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.2 14.1 2018 0.3 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 1.1 -0.1 T  
SINCE DEC 1 6.4 8.7 -2.3 2.7  
SINCE JUL 1 6.4 9.9 -3.5 2.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 37 34 3 36  
MONTH TO DATE 164 134 30 116  
SINCE DEC 1 1217 1048 169 1051  
SINCE JUL 1 2214 2075 139 1915  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 700 AM  
LOWEST 49 300 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE PROVIDENCE RI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 63 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -12 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 430 PM EST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 431 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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