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CDUS41 KAKQ 190559
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
159 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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    413 PM 101    1977  88      6       83       
  MINIMUM         77    524 AM  58    1946  69      8       68       
  AVERAGE         86                        78      8       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.87 1927   0.16  -0.15     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.93                      2.66   3.27     2.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.12                      6.20   0.92    12.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.19                     23.96  -1.77    24.83    
                                                                     
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                        14      7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  297                       234     63      261       
  SINCE JUN 1    643                       511    132      556       
  SINCE JAN 1    727                       660     67      909       
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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     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       101      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        58      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 19 2005..........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   828 PM EDT   
JULY 20 2005..........SUNRISE   604 AM EDT   SUNSET   827 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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