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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
121 AM EDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         88        MM  91    1941  68     20       83        
  MINIMUM         58        MM  33    1926  49      9       65        
  AVERAGE         73                        59     14       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             5.86 1991   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      2.28  -0.27     1.77    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.26                      6.36  -2.10     3.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.06                     13.63  -4.57     7.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       188      4      172       
  SINCE MAR 1    794                       676    118      568       
  SINCE JUL 1   3305                      3239     66     3023       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        19     -3       30       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        27    -11       40       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        30    -10       45       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   621 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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