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CDUS41 KAKQ 170623
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
121 AM EST THU FEB 17 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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         71    203 PM  78    1976  49     22       36       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM   7    1905  30     12       21       
  AVERAGE         57                        40     17       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.66 1949   0.10  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      1.63  -1.25     1.82    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.17                      8.30  -2.13     7.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.80                      5.18  -1.38     3.37    
                                                                     
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        8                        25    -17       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  312                       424   -112      451       
  SINCE DEC 1   1777                      2045   -268     2204       
  SINCE JUL 1   2331                      2768   -437     2774       
                                                                     
 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    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        81      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         4      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   656 AM EST   SUNSET   551 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM EST   SUNSET   552 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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