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CDUS41 KAKQ 060522
CLIRIC


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

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...THE RICHMOND 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         65        MM  92    1930  74     -9       76        
  MINIMUM         41        MM  35    1931  51    -10       46        
  AVERAGE         53                        62     -9       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.80 1989   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      0.60   0.30     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.94                      7.87  -0.93     6.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.75                     14.40  -2.65    10.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      5.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         4      8        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        23     31       23       
  SINCE MAR 1    875                       805     70      720       
  SINCE JUL 1   3528                      3854   -326     3799       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       17       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        51    -25       86       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        52    -23       86       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        39      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 PM EDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 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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