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CDUS41 KAKQ 040525
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
124 AM EDT THU AUG 4 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         91        MM  93    1987  85      6       78        
  MINIMUM         72        MM  58    1985  69      3       72        
  AVERAGE         82                        77      5       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.99        0.12  -0.12     0.91    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.36  -0.36     1.33    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.29                      7.08   1.21    15.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.56                     23.27   0.29    28.25    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        35      8       40       
  SINCE JUN 1    713                       708      5      685       
  SINCE JAN 1    729                       717     12      887       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        57      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2005........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
AUGUST  5 2005........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 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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