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CDUS41 KAKQ 110522
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
121 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         79        MM  94    1963  75      4       89        
  MINIMUM         49        MM  35    1966  53     -4       64        
  AVERAGE         64                        64      0       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1990   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.25  -0.16     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.13                      8.52  -1.39     6.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.94                     15.05  -3.11    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        1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        41     34       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    896                       823     73      722       
  SINCE JUL 1   3549                      3872   -323     3801       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        20    -19       46       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        61    -34      115       
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        62    -32      115       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
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    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 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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