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CDUS41 KBOX 170658  
CLIPVD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
258 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
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..THE PROVIDENCE RI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 80 321 PM 97 1944 82 -2 81  
MINIMUM 60 522 AM 49 1964 64 -4 63  
AVERAGE 70 73 -3 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.54 1981 0.12 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.78 1.85 0.93 0.82  
SINCE JUN 1 11.58 8.57 3.01 7.05  
SINCE JAN 1 26.97 28.53 -1.56 27.72  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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 JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 14 41 -27 24  
SINCE JUL 1 0 2 -2 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 8 -3 7  
MONTH TO DATE 185 146 39 116  
SINCE JUN 1 694 575 119 639  
SINCE JAN 1 757 606 151 648    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 200 AM  
LOWEST 47 400 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE PROVIDENCE RI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 97 1944  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 50 1905  
1912  
1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 556 AM EDT SUNSET 743 PM EDT  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 557 AM EDT SUNSET 741 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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