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CDUS41 KAKQ 260624
CLIWAL


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

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1963 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         47   1037 AM  75    1963  54     -7       62       
  MINIMUM         34    142 AM  26    1971  37     -3       45       
  AVERAGE         41                        46     -5       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          0.58        0.12   0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.51                      3.14  -0.63     1.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.51                      3.14  -0.63     1.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.71                      9.37  -0.66     5.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                                               
  SINCE SEP 1     11.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.6                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        19      5       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  623                       526     97      480       
  SINCE MAR 1    623                       526     97      480       
  SINCE JUL 1   3577                      3757   -180     3622       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     71           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        75      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        27      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM EST   SUNSET   620 PM EST   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   554 AM EST   SUNSET   620 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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