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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
117 AM EDT MON MAY 23 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         78        MM  96    1941  76      2       86        
  MINIMUM         52        MM  44    1950  60     -8       68        
  AVERAGE         65                        68     -3       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.79 2003   0.12  -0.12     0.76    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.21                      2.66   0.55     3.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.20                     10.12  -1.92     8.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.00                     17.39  -4.39    11.89    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                        57     32       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    932                       792    140      619       
  SINCE JUL 1   3443                      3355     88     3074       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        68    -47      177       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                       111    -68      252       
  SINCE JAN 1     47                       114    -67      257       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 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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