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CDUS41 KAKQ 280638
CLIWAL


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

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         36    304 PM  79    1997  47    -11       42       
  MINIMUM         26    404 AM  13    1963  30     -4       28       
  AVERAGE         31                        39     -8       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20        0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      2.75  -0.89     1.95    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.15                      9.10   0.05    11.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.80                      5.96  -0.16     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       34                        26      8       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  706                       737    -31      730       
  SINCE DEC 1   2285                      2389   -104     2506       
  SINCE JUL 1   2928                      3182   -254     3104       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        74      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        15      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   555 PM EST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   556 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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