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CDUS41 KAKQ 070520
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
119 AM EDT SUN AUG 7 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         92        MM 107    1918  87      5       75        
  MINIMUM         71        MM  54    1948  68      3       60        
  AVERAGE         82                        78      4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.02 1978   0.14  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.87  -0.84     4.24    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.50                      9.08   1.42    20.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.57                     26.84  -1.27    32.59    
                                                                     
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       17                        13      4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  107                        80     27       74       
  SINCE JUN 1    974                       772    202      802       
  SINCE JAN 1   1058                       921    137     1155       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       106      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2005........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT   
AUGUST  8 2005........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 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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