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CDUS41 KAKQ 070520
CLIWAL


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

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         86        MM  97    1977  84      2       74        
  MINIMUM         73        MM  56    1971  68      5       60        
  AVERAGE         80                        76      4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.29        0.12  -0.12     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.72  -0.72     2.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.29                      7.44   0.85    17.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.56                     23.63  -0.07    29.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        11      4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        70     21       67       
  SINCE JUN 1    761                       743     18      712       
  SINCE JAN 1    777                       752     25      914       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       100      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        55      1994                    
                                             2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2005........SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 PM EDT   
AUGUST  8 2005........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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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