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CDUS41 KAKQ 180551
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
148 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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         94    330 PM  99    1988  88      6       88       
  MINIMUM         76    536 AM  55    1946  69      7       63       
  AVERAGE         85                        78      7       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          4.35 1945   0.16  -0.15     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.92                      2.50   3.42     2.88    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.11                      6.04   1.07    12.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.18                     23.80  -1.62    24.79    
                                                                     
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       20                        14      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  276                       220     56      250       
  SINCE JUN 1    622                       497    125      545       
  SINCE JAN 1    706                       646     60      898       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       101      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        58      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 18 2005..........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   828 PM EDT   
JULY 19 2005..........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   828 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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