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CDUS41 KAKQ 080520
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
118 AM EDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         74        MM  94    1940  74      0       90        
  MINIMUM         42        MM  37    1970  52    -10       59        
  AVERAGE         58                        63     -5       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1967   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      0.86   0.23     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.13                      8.13  -1.00     6.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.94                     14.66  -2.72    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        7                         4      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        31     43       23       
  SINCE MAR 1    895                       813     82      720       
  SINCE JUL 1   3548                      3862   -314     3799       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14       28       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        55    -29       97       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        56    -27       97       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        37      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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