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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
124 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         83        MM  97    1956  74      9       87        
  MINIMUM         56        MM  43    1941  57     -1       67        
  AVERAGE         70                        66      4       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.18 1979   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      1.68   0.09     1.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.76                      9.14  -2.38     6.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.56                     16.41  -4.85     9.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        45     35       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    923                       780    143      619       
  SINCE JUL 1   3434                      3343     91     3074       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        36    -26       88       
  SINCE MAR 1     32                        79    -47      163       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        82    -46      168       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        44      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   556 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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