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CDUS41 KAKQ 290528
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
124 AM EDT FRI JUL 29 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 28 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         84   1256 PM 102    1952  88     -4       84        
  MINIMUM         74   1159 PM  52    1962  69      5       73        
  AVERAGE         79                        78      1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.14 1922   0.15  -0.15     0.44    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.41                      4.22   4.19     6.35    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.60                      7.76   1.84    16.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.67                     25.52  -0.85    28.26    
                                                                     
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                        14      0       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  483                       374    109      384       
  SINCE JUN 1    829                       651    178      679       
  SINCE JAN 1    913                       800    113     1032       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       101      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        56      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 29 2005..........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   820 PM EDT   
JULY 30 2005..........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 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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