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CDUS41 KAKQ 090539
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
138 AM EDT TUE AUG 9 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         89    237 PM 100    1977  87      2       83       
  MINIMUM         72    401 PM  57    2002  68      4       60       
                                      1994                          
  AVERAGE         81                        77      4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          1.23 1937   0.14   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      1.15  -0.89     4.24    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.73                      9.36   1.37    20.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.80                     27.12  -1.32    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                         9     -6        1       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        13      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       106     32       84       
  SINCE JUN 1   1005                       798    207      812       
  SINCE JAN 1   1089                       947    142     1165       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       101      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        57      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2005........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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