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CDUS41 KAKQ 180521
CLIWAL

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

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1963 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    2002  64      5       67        
  MINIMUM         35        MM  31    1971  45    -10       44        
  AVERAGE         52                        55     -3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.27        0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      1.70   0.33     4.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.21                      5.68  -0.47     6.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.41                     11.91  -0.50    10.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1     11.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.6                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        10      3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  244                       230     14      266       
  SINCE MAR 1    968                       855    113      832       
  SINCE JUL 1   3922                      4086   -164     3974       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        32      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   741 PM EDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 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