Providence Journal photo by Frieda Squires
Marilyn Moffatt, of Newport, came out after the storm to photograph the waves at the end of Ledge Road in Newport on Thursday.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A record high temperature was matched today for the Providence area, according to the National Weather Service.
The temperature reached 62 degrees, tying a mark previously set for the date in 1988, according to the National Weather Service.
The normal high is 38 degrees.
By the way, the record low for today's date is 6 degrees below zero, set in 1920.
It was a wild weather day. A 60-mph wind gust was recorded
Enjoy the warm weather while you can.
Tomorrow's high is expected to reach just 35 degrees, nowhere near the record of 64.
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