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CDUS41 KAKQ 040519
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
117 AM EDT MON JUL 4 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 3 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         89        MM 100    1954  87      2       89        
  MINIMUM         69        MM  53    2001  67      2       68        
  AVERAGE         79                        77      2       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.12 1962   0.14  -0.14     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.41  -0.41     0.01    
  SINCE JUN 1      1.19                      3.95  -2.76     9.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.26                     21.71  -5.45    21.92    
                                                                     
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       14                        12      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        36     15       41       
  SINCE JUN 1    397                       313     84      336       
  SINCE JAN 1    481                       462     19      689       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       100      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  4 2005..........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   834 PM EDT   
JULY  5 2005..........SUNRISE   554 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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