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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
137 AM EST MON FEB 28 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         44    332 PM  79    1997  53     -9       51       
  MINIMUM         28    655 AM   4    1934  32     -4       33       
  AVERAGE         36                        42     -6       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1982   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      2.86  -1.96     1.87    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.69                      9.53  -2.84     7.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.32                      6.41  -2.09     3.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      5.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        22      7       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  603                       683    -80      719       
  SINCE DEC 1   2068                      2304   -236     2472       
  SINCE JUL 1   2622                      3027   -405     3042       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        81      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        -1      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   642 AM EST   SUNSET   602 PM EST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   603 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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