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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
236 AM EDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         83    343 PM  92    1929  64     19       62       
  MINIMUM         51    158 AM  30    1881  45      6       42       
  AVERAGE         67                        55     12       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.08 1971   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      0.72   0.25     0.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.22                      4.80  -1.58     2.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.02                     12.07  -4.05     5.69    
                                                                     
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        0                        10    -10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        66    -18       86       
  SINCE MAR 1    650                       554     96      482       
  SINCE JUL 1   3161                      3117     44     2937       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         5     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        13    -11       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        16    -10       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        92      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   733 PM EDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM EDT   SUNSET   733 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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