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CDUS41 KAKQ 010626
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
123 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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         40    303 PM  73    1916  46     -6       34       
  MINIMUM         27    752 AM   4    1934  28     -1       14       
  AVERAGE         34                        37     -3       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.82 1957   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.42                      3.55  -0.13     1.55    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.79                      6.67  -0.88     5.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.42                      3.55  -0.13     1.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      3.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        28      3       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  770                       873   -103      974       
  SINCE DEC 1   1465                      1621   -156     1753       
  SINCE JUL 1   2019                      2344   -325     2323       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
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)   46        79      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         3      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   534 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  2 2005......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   535 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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