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CDUS41 KAKQ 300524
CLIWAL


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

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         60   1100 AM  88    1974  65     -5       67       
  MINIMUM         50        MM  37    1982  47      3       48        
  AVERAGE         55                        56     -1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.71        0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      2.72   0.21     5.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.11                      6.70  -0.59     7.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.31                     12.93  -0.62    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       10                         9      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  329                       338     -9      320       
  SINCE MAR 1   1053                       963     90      886       
  SINCE JUL 1   4007                      4194   -187     4028       
                                                                     
 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     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        82      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        34      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 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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