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CDUS41 KAKQ 060638
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
236 AM EDT WED APR 6 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         74    513 PM  89    1942  66      8       52       
  MINIMUM         40    224 AM  27    1964  42     -2       38       
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.06 1960   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      0.57   0.42     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.98                      4.66   0.32     2.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.79                     11.19  -1.40     5.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      5.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        11     -3       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        58    -15       82       
  SINCE MAR 1    651                       586     65      541       
  SINCE JUL 1   3304                      3635   -331     3620       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        13    -13        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        14    -11        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        92      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        27      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   737 PM EDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   738 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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