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CDUS41 KAKQ 030619
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
118 AM EST THU MAR 3 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         40   1231 PM  75    1997  52    -12       67       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM  16    1967  34     -5       47       
  AVERAGE         35                        43     -8       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.56        0.13  -0.13     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.26  -0.25     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.26  -0.25     0.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.21                      6.49  -0.28     4.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE SEP 1     10.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     10.8                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        22      8        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        47     11       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        47     11       19       
  SINCE JUL 1   3012                      3278   -266     3161       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        70      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        25        MM                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM EST   SUNSET   558 PM EST   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM EST   SUNSET   559 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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