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CDUS41 KAKQ 030521
CLIWAL


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

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         61        MM  86    2002  68     -7       72        
  MINIMUM         43        MM  37    1978  49     -6       60        
  AVERAGE         52                        59     -7       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.27        0.10  -0.10     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.20   0.24     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.56                      6.96  -0.40     7.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.76                     13.19  -0.43    11.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1     11.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.6                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         6      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        13      9        1       
  SINCE MAR 1   1078                       984     94      891       
  SINCE JUL 1   4032                      4215   -183     4033       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         0      5       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        83      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        36      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 PM EDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   602 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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