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CDUS41 KAKQ 280527
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
126 AM EDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         70        MM  86    1985  65      5       68        
  MINIMUM         53        MM  37    2001  46      7       47        
  AVERAGE         62                        56      6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.58          0.71        0.08   0.50     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      2.56   0.37     5.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.11                      6.54  -0.43     7.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.31                     12.77  -0.46    11.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1     11.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.6                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         9     -6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  311                       320     -9      298       
  SINCE MAR 1   1035                       945     90      864       
  SINCE JUL 1   3989                      4176   -187     4006       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         0      5       10       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        85      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        34      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 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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