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CDUS41 KAKQ 090522
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
119 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         72        MM  87    1964  69      3       66        
  MINIMUM         50        MM  34    1974  50      0       53        
  AVERAGE         61                        60      1       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65        0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      0.80   0.15     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.07                      7.56  -0.49     7.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.27                     13.79  -0.52    11.77    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         0      5       17       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        39      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   556 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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