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CDUS41 KAKQ 300642
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
140 AM EST SUN JAN 30 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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         37   1052 PM  77    1975  46     -9       46       
  MINIMUM         16    745 AM -12    1940  28    -12       26       
  AVERAGE         27                        37    -10       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.09 1937   0.11  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.89                      3.33  -0.44     1.55    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.26                      6.45  -1.19     5.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.89                      3.33  -0.44     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       38                        28     10       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  707                       817   -110      897       
  SINCE DEC 1   1402                      1565   -163     1676       
  SINCE JUL 1   1956                      2288   -332     2246       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
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)   46        81      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -3      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   531 PM EST   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   533 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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