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CDUS41 KAKQ 090539
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
138 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         69        MM  91    1929  67      2       71        
  MINIMUM         51        MM  28    1990  43      8       50        
  AVERAGE         60                        55      5       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          1.36 1957   0.11   0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.37                      0.90   0.47     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.36                      4.99   0.37     2.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.17                     11.52  -1.35     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        5                        10     -5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        90    -42      110       
  SINCE MAR 1    656                       618     38      569       
  SINCE JUL 1   3309                      3667   -358     3648       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         8      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        16     -7        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        17     -5        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    94                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        27      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   739 PM EDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM EDT   SUNSET   740 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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