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CDUS41 KAKQ 090533
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
131 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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         85    406 PM 102    1993  87     -2       93       
  MINIMUM         69   1155 PM  54    1983  68      1       66       
  AVERAGE         77                        78     -1       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.41          1.46 1945   0.15   1.26     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.27                      1.13   2.14     1.95    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.46                      4.67  -0.21    11.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.53                     22.43  -2.90    23.86    
                                                                     
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       12                        13     -1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       100     21      119       
  SINCE JUN 1    467                       377     90      414       
  SINCE JAN 1    551                       526     25      767       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       101      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  9 2005..........SUNRISE   556 AM EDT   SUNSET   833 PM EDT   
JULY 10 2005..........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   832 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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