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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
133 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         49    521 PM  83    2004  54     -5       83       
  MINIMUM         22    434 AM  15    1873  37    -15       51       
  AVERAGE         36                        46    -10       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1993   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.52  -0.52     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.52  -0.52     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.80                      7.79  -2.99     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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                        77     35       17       
  SINCE MAR 1    112                        77     35       17       
  SINCE JUL 1   2623                      2640    -17     2472       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         3      1        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        84      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM EST   SUNSET   603 PM EST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   628 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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