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CDUS41 KAKQ 150641
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
139 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14 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         58    908 PM  79    1949  49      9       52       
  MINIMUM         40    717 AM   5    1899  29     11       39       
  AVERAGE         49                        39     10       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.41 1984   0.10   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      1.43  -1.13     1.81    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.09                      8.10  -2.01     7.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.72                      4.98  -1.26     3.36    
                                                                     
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       16                        26    -10       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  297                       374    -77      384       
  SINCE DEC 1   1762                      1995   -233     2137       
  SINCE JUL 1   2316                      2718   -402     2707       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     93          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        82      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         6      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 15 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM EST   SUNSET   549 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM EST   SUNSET   550 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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