000 
CDUS41 KAKQ 030521
CLIORF


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
119 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005

................................... 

...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         70        MM  92    1898  71     -1       84        
  MINIMUM         49        MM  43    1943  53     -4       67        
  AVERAGE         60                        62     -2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.48 1999   0.12  -0.12     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.24   0.00     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.23                      7.70  -2.47     5.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.03                     14.97  -4.94     8.42    
                                                                     
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                         4      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         9     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    850                       744    106      594       
  SINCE JUL 1   3361                      3307     54     3049       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        47    -25       91       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        50    -24       96       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        39      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$