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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
118 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         64        MM  92    1892  72     -8       60        
  MINIMUM         44        MM  42    1957  54    -10       49        
  AVERAGE         54                        63     -9       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1978   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.48  -0.24     1.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.23                      7.94  -2.71     6.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.03                     15.21  -5.18     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       11                         4      7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        17     11       17       
  SINCE MAR 1    871                       752    119      611       
  SINCE JUL 1   3382                      3315     67     3066       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        51    -29       91       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        54    -28       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
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    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 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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