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CDUS41 KAKQ 040530
CLIWAL


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

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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  83    1985  67     -6       65        
  MINIMUM         42        MM  36    1966  49     -7       47        
  AVERAGE         52                        59     -7       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.83        0.10  -0.10     0.39    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.30   0.14     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.56                      7.06  -0.50     7.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.76                     13.29  -0.53    11.59    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        88      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        37      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 PM EDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   601 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.                                          


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