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Observed at Providence, Rhode Island:

05:30 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.68"Hg

05:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.67"Hg

06:00 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.68"Hg

06:15 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.70"Hg

06:30 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.71"Hg

06:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.70"Hg

07:00 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.67"Hg

07:15 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.68"Hg

07:30 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.66"Hg

07:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.65"Hg

08:00 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.65"Hg

08:15 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.60"Hg

08:30 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.60"Hg

08:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.58"Hg

09:00 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.57"Hg

09:15 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.51"Hg

09:30 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.53"Hg

09:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.52"Hg

09:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.52"Hg

10:00 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.51"Hg

10:15 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.47"Hg

10:30 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.45"Hg

10:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.44"Hg

11:00 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.43"Hg

11:15 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.40"Hg

11:30 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.37"Hg

11:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.39"Hg

12:00 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.35"Hg

12:15 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.34"Hg

12:30 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.31"Hg

12:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.31"Hg
 
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13:00 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.30"Hg

13:15 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.29"Hg

13:30 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.28"Hg

13:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.27"Hg

14:00 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.26"Hg

14:15 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.25"Hg

14:30 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.24"Hg

14:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.23"Hg

15:00 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.22"Hg

15:15 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.21"Hg

15:30 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.20"Hg

15:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.19"Hg

16:00 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.18"Hg

16:15 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.17"Hg

16:30 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.16"Hg

16:45 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.15"Hg

17:00 UTC 28 August 2011: 29.14"Hg

Thank you for sharing the atmospheric pressure readings observed at Providence, Rhode Island on August 28, 2011. I would like to provide some insight into what these readings may mean.

First, it is important to note that atmospheric pressure is the force exerted by the weight of the air above a given point on Earth's surface. It is typically measured in units of inches of mercury (Hg) or millibars (mb). In your post, you have provided a series of readings in inches of mercury, which is a common unit of measurement for atmospheric pressure in the United States.

Looking at the readings, we can see that there is a slight fluctuation in the atmospheric pressure over the course of the morning and early afternoon. This is not uncommon, as atmospheric pressure is constantly changing due to various weather patterns and systems moving through an area.

One interesting thing to note is that there is a general trend of