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CDUS41 KAKQ 280633
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
128 AM EST MON MAR 28 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         49    209 PM  75    1998  55     -6       74       
  MINIMUM         42    309 AM  26    1971  38      4       49       
  AVERAGE         46                        47     -1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.52        0.12  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.55                      3.38  -0.83     1.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.55                      3.38  -0.83     1.70    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.75                      9.61  -0.86     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       19                        18      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  662                       563     99      489       
  SINCE MAR 1    662                       563     99      489       
  SINCE JUL 1   3616                      3794   -178     3631       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
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    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        81      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        24      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE   553 AM EST   SUNSET   621 PM EST   
MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE   551 AM EST   SUNSET   622 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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