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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
121 AM EST SAT APR 2 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         58    907 AM  83    1978  63     -5       60       
  MINIMUM         48    805 PM  23    1923  44      4       41       
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.17 1998   0.12  -0.07     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.12  -0.07     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.30                      4.20  -1.90     2.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.10                     11.47  -4.37     5.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        12      0       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        12      0       14       
  SINCE MAR 1    614                       500    114      410       
  SINCE JUL 1   3125                      3063     62     2865       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         8     -8       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        11     -7       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   549 AM EST   SUNSET   628 PM EST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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