000 CDUS41 KAKQ 230620 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA 119 AM EST WED MAR 23 2005 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 62 348 PM 89 1968 60 2 44 MINIMUM 33 420 AM 19 1988 39 -6 29 AVERAGE 48 50 -2 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.01 1961 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.64 2.95 -1.31 1.98 SINCE MAR 1 1.64 2.95 -1.31 1.98 SINCE JAN 1 6.45 9.48 -3.03 5.40 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 17 15 2 28 MONTH TO DATE 492 403 89 345 SINCE MAR 1 492 403 89 345 SINCE JUL 1 3145 3452 -307 3424 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 400 AM LOWEST 43 100 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 94 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 21 2004 2002 1934 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE 608 AM EST SUNSET 624 PM EST MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE 607 AM EST SUNSET 625 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$