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CDUS41 KAKQ 040618
CLIRIC


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

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...THE RICHMOND 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         43    436 PM  79    1974  54    -11       70       
  MINIMUM         27   1157 PM  14    1925  33     -6       45       
  AVERAGE         35                        44     -9       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.98 1971   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.37  -0.37      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.37  -0.37      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      4.81                      6.90  -2.09     3.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      5.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        21      9        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        64     21       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                        64     21       20       
  SINCE JUL 1   2738                      3113   -375     3099       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         1      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    50           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        82      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        11      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM EST   SUNSET   606 PM EST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   607 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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