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January 8, 2008

Update: Make that a record high of 66 degrees / Photo

Journal photo / Bob Thayer
From left, Bilou, Lily, Zeke (background) and Raider were happy as could be as they -- and their owners -- enjoyed the warm weather today on the main promenade by the Park Pond at Slater Park in Pawtucket.

Providence today recorded a record high temperature for this day of 66 degrees, busting the previous record of 62 degrees set in 1930, the National Weather Service reported.

The high was set at 2:36 p.m.

The mercury had shot past a 77-year-old record at 12:30 p.m., reaching 65 degrees in Providence, according to the National Weather Service, then edged up one more degree by the afternoon peak.

Last year, 2007, gave us the warmest January on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Before that it was 2006. Before that, it was 2005. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 11 of the warmest years since record keeping began have occurred in the past 12 years.

But just five days ago, on Jan. 3, the temperature dropped to 8 degrees.

Tomorrow, the thermometer starts to head back down again, but not by much. Under mostly cloudy skies, the day should start out breezy, with temperatures possibly reaching the lower 60s. But they'll start to fall into the 50s by afternoon, and continue to drop as the weekend nears.

For the latest weather, go to: projo.com/weather

-- projo.com staff writers Michael McKinney and Brandie Jefferson

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 6:35 PM | Permalink

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