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CDUS41 KAKQ 310629
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
127 AM EST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         54   1144 AM  81    1998  59     -5       47       
  MINIMUM         40    626 AM  27    1983  42     -2       41       
  AVERAGE         47                        51     -4       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09        0.12  -0.12     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.18                      3.74  -0.56     1.83    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.18                      3.74  -0.56     1.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.38                      9.97  -0.59     5.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                                               
  SINCE SEP 1     11.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.6                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        14      4       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  706                       608     98      546       
  SINCE MAR 1    706                       608     98      546       
  SINCE JUL 1   3660                      3839   -179     3688       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82        MM                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        25      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   548 AM EST   SUNSET   624 PM EST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   547 AM EST   SUNSET   625 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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