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CDUS41 KAKQ 240638
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
136 AM EST THU FEB 24 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1963 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         50    119 PM  68    1977  49      1       45       
  MINIMUM         36    839 PM  12    1963  32      4       30       
  AVERAGE         43                        41      2       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66        0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      2.31  -0.74     1.95    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.86                      8.66   0.20    11.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.51                      5.52  -0.01     4.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      9.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      9.8                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        24     -2       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  576                       636    -60      615       
  SINCE DEC 1   2155                      2288   -133     2391       
  SINCE JUL 1   2798                      3081   -283     2989       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        75      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        21      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   550 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   551 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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