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CDUS41 KAKQ 180521
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
117 AM EDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         74        MM  96    1976  70      4       84        
  MINIMUM         35        MM  31    1928  46    -11       46        
  AVERAGE         55                        58     -3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 2000   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.44                      1.81  -0.37     2.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.43                      5.90  -0.47     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.24                     12.43  -2.19     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       10                         8      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       170    -17      215       
  SINCE MAR 1    761                       698     63      674       
  SINCE JUL 1   3414                      3747   -333     3753       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        17     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        25    -16        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        26    -14        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 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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HURLEY