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CDUS41 KAKQ 250636
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
132 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24 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         34   1137 PM  76    1950  45    -11       34       
  MINIMUM          8    730 AM   5    1936  27    -19       21       
  AVERAGE         21                        36    -15       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.70 1953   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.80                      2.78   0.02     1.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.17                      5.90  -0.73     5.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.80                      2.78   0.02     1.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      3.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        28     16       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  538                       677   -139      705       
  SINCE DEC 1   1233                      1425   -192     1484       
  SINCE JUL 1   1787                      2148   -361     2054       
                                                                     
 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    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
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        79      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 25 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM EST   SUNSET   526 PM EST   
JANUARY 26 2005.......SUNRISE   717 AM EST   SUNSET   527 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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