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CDUS41 KAKQ 290538
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
137 AM EDT FRI APR 29 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         69        MM  93    1957  72     -3       67        
  MINIMUM         47        MM  32    1931  49     -2       37        
  AVERAGE         58                        61     -3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1997   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      2.96  -1.00     3.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.95                      7.05  -1.10     5.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.76                     13.58  -2.82     8.92    
                                                                     
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        7                         6      1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       244    -36      236       
  SINCE MAR 1    816                       772     44      695       
  SINCE JUL 1   3469                      3821   -352     3774       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        29     -5       64       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        37    -13       67       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        38    -11       67       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        94      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        33      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 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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