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CDUS41 KAKQ 120628
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
121 AM EST WED JAN 12 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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         57    301 PM  72    1974  45     12       31       
  MINIMUM         38   1218 AM  -8    1942  28     10       11       
  AVERAGE         48                        36     12       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1975   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      1.25  -0.94     0.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.68                      4.37  -1.69     4.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.31                      1.25  -0.94     0.58    
                                                                     
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       17                        28    -11       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       306   -176      280       
  SINCE DEC 1    825                      1054   -229     1059       
  SINCE JUL 1   1379                      1777   -398     1629       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
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        70      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -1      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM EST   SUNSET   512 PM EST   
JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE   723 AM EST   SUNSET   513 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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