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CDUS41 KAKQ 150520
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
118 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         65        MM  90    1977  69     -4       55        
  MINIMUM         38        MM  26    1950  45     -7       45        
  AVERAGE         52                        57     -5       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1984   0.10  -0.10     0.63    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.44                      1.51  -0.07     2.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.43                      5.60  -0.17     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.24                     12.13  -1.89     8.20    
                                                                     
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       13                         9      4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                       146    -35      194       
  SINCE MAR 1    719                       674     45      653       
  SINCE JUL 1   3372                      3723   -351     3732       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        14     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        22    -13        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        23    -11        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 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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