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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
128 AM EST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         50    332 PM  84    1973  57     -7       62       
  MINIMUM         34   1146 PM  23    1993  40     -6       50       
  AVERAGE         42                        49     -7       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.75 1964   0.14  -0.14     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      1.99  -1.14     1.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.85                      1.99  -1.14     1.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.65                      9.26  -3.61     4.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        16      7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  344                       268     76      167       
  SINCE MAR 1    344                       268     76      167       
  SINCE JUL 1   2855                      2831     24     2622       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         3      1       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
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    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        85      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        20      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM EST   SUNSET   613 PM EST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   613 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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