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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
518 PM EST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         62    116 PM  85    1938  62      0       51       
  MINIMUM         45    252 AM  26    1923  44      1       45       
  AVERAGE         54                                                
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.77 2002   0.12  -0.12     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      4.08  -1.83     2.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.25                      4.08  -1.83     2.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.05                     11.35  -4.30     5.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           11                        12     -1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  602                       488    114      396       
  SINCE MAR 1    602                       488    114      396       
  SINCE JUL 1   3113                      3051     62     2851       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         8     -8       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        11     -7       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     80                                                       
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        83      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   552 AM EST   SUNSET   626 PM EST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   550 AM EST   SUNSET   627 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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