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CDUS41 KAKQ 010655
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
144 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         36    345 PM  81    1948  53    -17       58       
  MINIMUM         32    654 AM  -1    1934  33     -1       30       
  AVERAGE         34                        43     -9       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49          1.28 1997   0.12   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      2.98  -1.59     1.87    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.18                      9.65  -2.47     7.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.81                      6.53  -1.72     3.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    2.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      5.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        22      9       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  634                       705    -71      740       
  SINCE DEC 1   2099                      2326   -227     2493       
  SINCE JUL 1   2653                      3049   -396     3063       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                         2      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         1      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        80      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        11      1937                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   603 PM EST   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   604 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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