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CDUS41 KAKQ 050640
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
138 AM EST WED JAN 5 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         76R   332 PM  75    1950  46     30       73       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  -1    1918  28     28       57       
  AVERAGE         66                        37     29       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          0.75 2000   0.11   0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.44  -0.30     0.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.51                      3.56  -1.05     4.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.14                      0.44  -0.30     0.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      1.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      1.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        28    -28        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                       110    -78       43       
  SINCE DEC 1    727                       858   -131      822       
  SINCE JUL 1   1281                      1581   -300     1392       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      1                         1      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        76      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -2      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM EST   SUNSET   506 PM EST   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM EST   SUNSET   506 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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