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CDUS41 KAKQ 070541 CCA
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
138 AM EDT SAT MAY 7 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         55        MM  95    1950  74    -19       80        
  MINIMUM         48        MM  39    1925  52     -4       52        
  AVERAGE         52                        63    -11       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.39 1958   0.13   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      0.73   0.36     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.13                      8.00  -0.87     6.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.94                     14.53  -2.59    10.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY                                                          
MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                                 
SINCE SEP 1      5.7                                                 
SINCE JUL 1      5.7                                                 
SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         4      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        27     40       23       
  SINCE MAR 1    888                       809     79      720       
  SINCE JUL 1   3541                      3858   -317     3799       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        53    -27       87       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        54    -25       87       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        37      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 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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