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CDUS41 KAKQ 070638
CLIRIC


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

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...THE RICHMOND 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         86    246 PM  92    1942  66     20       64       
  MINIMUM         51    616 AM  27    1975  43      8       30       
  AVERAGE         69                        54     15       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1930   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      0.68   0.31     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.98                      4.77   0.21     2.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.79                     11.30  -1.51     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        0                        11    -11       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        69    -26      100       
  SINCE MAR 1    651                       597     54      559       
  SINCE JUL 1   3304                      3646   -342     3638       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         6     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        14    -10        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        15     -8        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        94      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   738 PM EDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   739 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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