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CDUS41 KAKQ 090539
CLIWAL


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

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         87   1131 AM  96    1977  85      2       80       
  MINIMUM         75    539 AM  57    2004  69      6       57       
  AVERAGE         81                        77      4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.48        0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.96  -0.96     2.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.29                      7.68   0.61    17.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.56                     23.87  -0.31    29.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        12      4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  123                        93     30       72       
  SINCE JUN 1    793                       766     27      717       
  SINCE JAN 1    809                       775     34      919       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        96      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        55      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2005........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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