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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
129 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         60        MM  92    1965  72    -12       67        
  MINIMUM         50        MM  39    1963  53     -3       49        
  AVERAGE         55                        63     -8       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.15 1972   0.12  -0.12     1.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.36  -0.12     1.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.23                      7.82  -2.59     6.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.03                     15.09  -5.06     9.44    
                                                                     
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       10                         4      6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        13      4        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    860                       748    112      601       
  SINCE JUL 1   3371                      3311     60     3056       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        49    -27       91       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        52    -26       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1892                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        42      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 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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