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CDUS41 KAKQ 020527
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
124 AM EDT SAT JUL 2 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 1 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         98        MM 102    1945  86     12       87        
  MINIMUM         73        MM  53    1988  67      6       65        
  AVERAGE         86                        77      9       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.58 1959   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      1.19                      3.67  -2.48     9.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.26                     21.43  -5.17    21.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      5.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                         8     -5        1       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        12      9       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        12      9       11       
  SINCE JUN 1    367                       289     78      306       
  SINCE JAN 1    451                       438     13      659       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       100      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  2 2005..........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   834 PM EDT   
JULY  3 2005..........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   834 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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