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CDUS41 KAKQ 280630
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
127 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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   1220 AM  75    1944  46     -5       31       
  MINIMUM         18   1149 PM  -6    1940  28    -10       23       
  AVERAGE         30                        37     -7       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.32 1976   0.11  -0.11     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.83                      3.11  -0.28     1.55    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.20                      6.23  -1.03     5.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.83                      3.11  -0.28     1.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      3.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        28      7       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  627                       761   -134      832       
  SINCE DEC 1   1322                      1509   -187     1611       
  SINCE JUL 1   1876                      2232   -356     2181       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
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)   46        77      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -7      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   529 PM EST   
JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   530 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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