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CDUS41 KAKQ 090637
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
133 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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         62    418 PM  75    1907  45     17       38       
  MINIMUM         43   1158 PM  -8    1942  28     15       25       
  AVERAGE         53                        36     17       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.77 1932   0.12   0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.89  -0.58     0.51    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.68                      4.01  -1.33     4.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.31                      0.89  -0.58     0.51    
                                                                     
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       12                        28    -16       33       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                       222   -147      152       
  SINCE DEC 1    770                       970   -200      931       
  SINCE JUL 1   1324                      1693   -369     1501       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
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        73      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         1      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM EST   SUNSET   509 PM EST   
JANUARY 10 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM EST   SUNSET   510 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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