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CDUS41 KAKQ 060646
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
144 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 5 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         57    418 PM  76    1991  47     10       40       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  -2    1996  28      8       24       
  AVERAGE         47                        38      9       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.88 1960   0.10  -0.10     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.53  -0.37     0.65    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.95                      7.20  -1.25     6.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.58                      4.08  -0.50     2.20    
                                                                     
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       18                        27     -9       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       137     -7      161       
  SINCE DEC 1   1595                      1758   -163     1914       
  SINCE JUL 1   2149                      2481   -332     2484       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
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)   47        70      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         3      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  6 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   539 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  7 2005......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   540 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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