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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
126 AM EST SUN JAN 16 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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         41    453 PM  75    1952  45     -4       40       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM   0    1964  27      4       27       
  AVERAGE         36                        36      0       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.27 1936   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.21                      1.73   0.48     0.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.58                      4.85  -0.27     4.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.21                      1.73   0.48     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       29                        29      0       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       419   -242      388       
  SINCE DEC 1    872                      1167   -295     1167       
  SINCE JUL 1   1426                      1890   -464     1737       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                         1      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         0      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         3      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE   722 AM EST   SUNSET   516 PM EST   
JANUARY 17 2005.......SUNRISE   722 AM EST   SUNSET   517 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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