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CDUS41 KAKQ 060558
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
158 AM EDT SAT AUG 6 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         92   1259 PM  96    1995  85      7       82       
  MINIMUM         73    535 AM  54    1964  68      5       67       
  AVERAGE         83                        77      6       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54        0.12  -0.12     1.54    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.60  -0.60     2.87    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.29                      7.32   0.97    17.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.56                     23.51   0.05    29.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        12      6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        59     17       65       
  SINCE JUN 1    746                       732     14      710       
  SINCE JAN 1    762                       741     21      912       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
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           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        97      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        56      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2005........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
AUGUST  7 2005........SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 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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