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CDUS41 KAKQ 300529
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
128 AM EDT SAT JUL 30 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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         83    349 PM 101    1993  88     -5       88       
  MINIMUM         71    555 AM  56    1920  69      2       73       
  AVERAGE         77                        78     -1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49          2.15 1960   0.15   0.34     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.90                      4.37   4.53     6.42    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.09                      7.91   2.18    16.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.16                     25.67  -0.51    28.33    
                                                                     
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                        14     -2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  495                       388    107      400       
  SINCE JUN 1    841                       665    176      695       
  SINCE JAN 1    925                       814    111     1048       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       103      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        58      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 30 2005..........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 PM EDT   
JULY 31 2005..........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 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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