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CDUS41 KAKQ 060648
CLIWAL

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
146 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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   1119 AM  80    1976  54    -14       73       
  MINIMUM         28   1112 PM  18    1978  36     -8       45       
  AVERAGE         34                        45    -11       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.87        0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.65  -0.64     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.65  -0.64     0.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.21                      6.88  -0.67     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       31                        20     11        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       112     41       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    153                       112     41       41       
  SINCE JUL 1   3107                      3343   -236     3183       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        69      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        21      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM EST   SUNSET   601 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM EST   SUNSET   602 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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