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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
123 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         66        MM  94    1941  75     -9       85        
  MINIMUM         57        MM  45    1997  58     -1       67        
  AVERAGE         62                        67     -5       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1976   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.07                      2.04   1.03     1.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.06                      9.50  -1.44     6.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.86                     16.77  -3.91     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        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        51     32       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    926                       786    140      619       
  SINCE JUL 1   3437                      3349     88     3074       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        47    -28      125       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                        90    -49      200       
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        93    -48      205       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
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   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1877                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        44      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   554 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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