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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
118 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         42    357 PM  78    1945  54    -12       64       
  MINIMUM         29    708 AM  16    1925  37     -8       51       
  AVERAGE         36                        45     -9       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 1971   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.39  -0.39     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.39  -0.39     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.80                      7.66  -2.86     3.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE SEP 1      7.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      7.3                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        19     10        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        58     25       17       
  SINCE MAR 1     83                        58     25       17       
  SINCE JUL 1   2594                      2621    -27     2472       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         3      1        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        83      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        15      1873                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM EST   SUNSET   602 PM EST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   630 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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