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CDUS41 KAKQ 270631
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
128 AM EST SUN FEB 27 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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         45    414 PM  64    1977  46     -1       37       
  MINIMUM         21    654 AM  14    1970  31    -10       29       
  AVERAGE         33                        39     -6       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66        0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      2.64  -0.78     1.95    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.15                      8.99   0.16    11.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.80                      5.85  -0.05     4.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1     10.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     10.8                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        26      6       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  672                       711    -39      700       
  SINCE DEC 1   2251                      2363   -112     2476       
  SINCE JUL 1   2894                      3156   -262     3074       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        79      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        13      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 27 2005......SUNRISE   636 AM EST   SUNSET   554 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   555 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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