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CDUS41 KAKQ 241537 CCA
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED HIGH TEMP AND HDD DATA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
119 AM EST THU MAR 24 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         52    121 PM  94    1907  61     -9       52       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  21    2004  39      7       21       
                                      2002                          
                                      1934                          
  AVERAGE         49                        50     -1       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.67          1.02 1952   0.13   0.54     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      3.08  -0.77     1.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.31                      3.08  -0.77     1.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.12                      9.61  -2.49     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       16                        15      1       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  508                       418     90      373       
  SINCE MAR 1    508                       418     90      373       
  SINCE JUL 1   3161                      3467   -306     3452       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM EST   SUNSET   625 PM EST   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   605 AM EST   SUNSET   626 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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