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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
123 AM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         53    330 PM  85    1939  62     -9       79       
  MINIMUM         44    739 AM  15    1940  40      4       50       
  AVERAGE         49                        51     -2       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.78 1978   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.36                      3.47  -1.11     1.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.36                      3.47  -1.11     1.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.17                     10.00  -2.83     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                        14      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  561                       461    100      394       
  SINCE MAR 1    561                       461    100      394       
  SINCE JUL 1   3214                      3510   -296     3473       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         4     -1        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
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           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   602 AM EST   SUNSET   628 PM EST   
MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE   601 AM EST   SUNSET   629 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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