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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
118 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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    444 PM  79    2000  56     -7       42       
  MINIMUM         25    703 AM  16    1996  35    -10       31       
  AVERAGE         37                        46     -9       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1978   0.13  -0.13     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      1.28  -0.25     0.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.03                      1.28  -0.25     0.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.84                      7.81  -1.97     3.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      5.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        19      9       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  253                       202     51      112       
  SINCE MAR 1    253                       202     51      112       
  SINCE JUL 1   2906                      3251   -345     3191       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         1      2        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
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    70          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     25           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        82      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        15      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM EST   SUNSET   613 PM EST   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM EST   SUNSET   614 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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