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CDUS41 KAKQ 020518
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
118 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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  82    1985  67     -2       71        
  MINIMUM         47        MM  39    1978  49     -2       57        
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.44          0.81        0.10   0.34     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.10   0.34     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.56                      6.86  -0.30     7.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.76                     13.09  -0.33    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        9                         7      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         7      2        1       
  SINCE MAR 1   1067                       978     89      891       
  SINCE JUL 1   4021                      4209   -188     4033       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  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    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        86      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        37      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 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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