000 CDUS41 KAKQ 292215 CLIWAL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA 513 PM EST TUE MAR 29 2005 ................................... ...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 2005... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1963 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ........................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 57 84 1989 61 -4 46 MINIMUM 48 22 1982 41 7 40 AVERAGE 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.11 1.39 2003 0.12 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.18 3.62 -0.44 1.70 SINCE MAR 1 3.18 3.62 -0.44 1.70 SINCE JAN 1 9.38 9.85 -0.47 5.75 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.8 0.9 T SINCE SEP 1 11.6 8.4 3.4 SINCE JUL 1 11.6 8.4 3.4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 12 COOLING TODAY 0 ........................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 LOWEST 66 AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 81 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 27 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE 551 AM EST SUNSET 622 PM EST MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE 550 AM EST SUNSET 623 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$