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CDUS41 KAKQ 080620
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
219 AM EDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         78    242 PM  94    1929  66     12       78       
  MINIMUM         61    613 AM  25    1977  43     18       39       
  AVERAGE         70                        55     15       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          1.95 2003   0.11   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      0.79   0.37     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.15                      4.88   0.27     2.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.96                     11.41  -1.45     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        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        80    -37      106       
  SINCE MAR 1    651                       608     43      565       
  SINCE JUL 1   3304                      3657   -353     3644       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         7      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        15     -6        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        16     -4        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        28      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   739 PM EDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   643 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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