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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
121 AM EDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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  89    1934  72    -12       74        
  MINIMUM         51        MM  39    1966  54     -3       47        
  AVERAGE         56                        63     -7       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.85 1958   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.60  -0.36     1.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.23                      8.06  -2.83     6.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.03                     15.33  -5.30     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        9                         4      5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        21     16       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    880                       756    124      615       
  SINCE JUL 1   3391                      3319     72     3070       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        53    -31       91       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        56    -30       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1892                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        43      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 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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