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CDUS41 KAKQ 200536
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
134 AM EDT WED APR 20 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         86    344 PM  93    1985  70     16       90       
  MINIMUM         49    552 AM  29    2001  46      3       62       
  AVERAGE         68                        58     10       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1943   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.44                      2.01  -0.57     2.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.43                      6.10  -0.67     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.24                     12.63  -2.39     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        0                         8     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       186    -32      215       
  SINCE MAR 1    762                       714     48      674       
  SINCE JUL 1   3415                      3763   -348     3753       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        19     -7       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        27    -15       22       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        28    -13       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.8                                         
                                                                     
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    83           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 PM EDT   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 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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