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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
122 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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    312 PM  74    1951  45    -10       33       
  MINIMUM         19    157 AM  -2    1985  27     -8       20       
  AVERAGE         27                        36     -9       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.03 1979   0.12  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.34                      2.33   0.01     1.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.71                      5.45  -0.74     5.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.34                      2.33   0.01     1.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.7                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.8                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      3.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        29      9       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  374                       564   -190      563       
  SINCE DEC 1   1069                      1312   -243     1342       
  SINCE JUL 1   1623                      2035   -412     1912       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.9                                         
                                                                     
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        74      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2005.......SUNRISE   720 AM EST   SUNSET   522 PM EST   
JANUARY 22 2005.......SUNRISE   720 AM EST   SUNSET   523 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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