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CDUS41 KAKQ 230518
CLIWAL


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

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         73        MM  89    1992  73      0       88        
  MINIMUM         48        MM  40    2002  55     -7       66        
  AVERAGE         61                        64     -3       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20        0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.77                      2.20   0.57     0.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.91                      8.96  -0.05     7.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.11                     15.19  -0.08    11.81    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4      114       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         0      9      124       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         0      9      124       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
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    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        42      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   545 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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