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CDUS41 KAKQ 050519
CLIWAL


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

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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  88    1965  67     -6       60        
  MINIMUM         41        MM  37    1986  49     -8       41        
  AVERAGE         51                        58     -7       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.00        0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.40   0.04     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.56                      7.16  -0.60     7.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.76                     13.39  -0.63    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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        84      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        37      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   600 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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