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CDUS41 KAKQ 290538
CLIWAL


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

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         65        MM  85    1990  65      0       58        
  MINIMUM         49        MM  34    1972  47      2       42        
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.49        0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      2.64   0.29     5.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.11                      6.62  -0.51     7.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.31                     12.85  -0.54    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        8                         9     -1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  319                       329    -10      313       
  SINCE MAR 1   1043                       954     89      879       
  SINCE JUL 1   3997                      4185   -188     4021       
                                                                     
 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     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        37      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   607 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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