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CDUS41 KBOX 232144
CLIPVD


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
542 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008


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...THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 2008...
VALID AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         78    126 PM  97    1978  83     -5       71
                                      1918
  MINIMUM         67    317 PM  54    1976  65      2       63
                                      1950
  AVERAGE         73                        74     -1       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.62          3.80 1922   0.10   1.52     0.13
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      2.30  -0.04     2.38
  SINCE JUN 1      4.74                      5.68  -0.94     5.61
  SINCE JAN 1     27.15                     25.75   1.40    28.27

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2001
                                      2000
  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
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0
  SINCE JUN 1     19                        47    -28       33
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         3     -3        0

 COOLING
  TODAY            8                         9     -1        2
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       193     89      183
  SINCE JUN 1    496                       315    181      323
  SINCE JAN 1    503                       343    160      377
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM
 LOWEST     69           900 AM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE PROVIDENCE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      1987
                                             1933
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1950
                                             1923


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 23 2008..........SUNRISE   532 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT
JULY 24 2008..........SUNRISE   533 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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