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CDUS41 KAKQ 220538
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
130 AM EDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         83    212 PM  92    1985  71     12       87       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  28    1956  47      5       61       
  AVERAGE         68                        59      9       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.48          0.93 1992   0.10   0.38     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.92                      2.21  -0.29     2.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.91                      6.30  -0.39     4.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.72                     12.83  -2.11     8.22    
                                                                     
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                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       200    -46      215       
  SINCE MAR 1    762                       728     34      674       
  SINCE JUL 1   3415                      3777   -362     3753       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        21      3       36       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        29     -5       39       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        30     -3       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        96      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        34      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 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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