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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
129 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 4 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         49    223 PM  72    1991  47      2       48       
  MINIMUM         34    707 AM   8    1996  28      6       27       
                                      1970                          
  AVERAGE         42                        37      5       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.26 1998   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.43  -0.27     0.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.95                      7.10  -1.15     6.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.58                      3.98  -0.40     2.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        27     -4       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                       110      2      128       
  SINCE DEC 1   1577                      1731   -154     1881       
  SINCE JUL 1   2131                      2454   -323     2451       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        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 (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
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)   47        76      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -2      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  5 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   538 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  6 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   539 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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