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CDUS41 KAKQ 230632
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
129 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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         32    847 PM  75    1906  45    -13       52       
  MINIMUM         18    147 AM  -1    1970  27     -9       21       
  AVERAGE         25                        36    -11       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.45          1.67 1954   0.11   0.34     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.80                      2.56   0.24     1.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.17                      5.68  -0.51     5.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.80                      2.56   0.24     1.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      3.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        28     12       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  453                       621   -168      630       
  SINCE DEC 1   1148                      1369   -221     1409       
  SINCE JUL 1   1702                      2092   -390     1979       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  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        76      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         6      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 23 2005.......SUNRISE   719 AM EST   SUNSET   524 PM EST   
JANUARY 24 2005.......SUNRISE   719 AM EST   SUNSET   525 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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