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CDUS41 KAKQ 310531
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
130 AM EDT SUN JUL 31 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1963 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         80    251 PM  96    1995  84     -4       85       
  MINIMUM         72    553 AM  58    1981  68      4       76       
  AVERAGE         76                        77     -1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          2.61        0.12   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.63                      3.40  -0.77    12.10    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.29                      6.56   1.73    14.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.56                     22.75   0.81    26.92    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        12     -1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  422                       358     64      392       
  SINCE JUN 1    659                       672    -13      628       
  SINCE JAN 1    675                       681     -6      830       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        93      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        58      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2005..........SUNRISE   604 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT   
AUGUST  1 2005........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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