000 
CDUS41 KAKQ 260624
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
121 AM EST SAT MAR 26 2005

................................... 

...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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         48    612 PM  86    1939  62    -14       74       
  MINIMUM         42    618 AM  22    1956  39      3       46       
  AVERAGE         45                        51     -6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.20 1984   0.13  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.36                      3.34  -0.98     1.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.36                      3.34  -0.98     1.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.17                      9.87  -2.70     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       20                        14      6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  545                       447     98      394       
  SINCE MAR 1    545                       447     98      394       
  SINCE JUL 1   3198                      3496   -298     3473       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         3      0        2       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        85      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        15      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM EST   SUNSET   627 PM EST   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   602 AM EST   SUNSET   628 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$