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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
121 AM EDT SAT APR 30 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         63        MM  92    1974  71     -8       75        
  MINIMUM         57        MM  38    1874  52      5       46        
  AVERAGE         60                        61     -1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.44 1986   0.11  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.74                      3.27  -0.53     2.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.99                      7.35  -2.36     4.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.79                     14.62  -4.83     8.32    
                                                                     
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        5                         5      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       242     -1      198       
  SINCE MAR 1    843                       730    113      594       
  SINCE JUL 1   3354                      3293     61     3049       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        33    -16       65       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        41    -24       75       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        44    -23       80       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1888                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        36      1874                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 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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