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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
122 AM EST TUE JAN 18 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         35   1201 AM  80    1943  45    -10       41       
  MINIMUM         18   1130 PM  -1    1977  27     -9       19       
  AVERAGE         27                        36     -9       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.11 1978   0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.21                      1.97   0.24     0.59    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.58                      5.09  -0.51     4.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.21                      1.97   0.24     0.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE SEP 1      1.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      1.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        29      9       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       477   -232      462       
  SINCE DEC 1    940                      1225   -285     1241       
  SINCE JUL 1   1494                      1948   -454     1811       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
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      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         0      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2005.......SUNRISE   722 AM EST   SUNSET   518 PM EST   
JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE   721 AM EST   SUNSET   519 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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