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CDUS41 KAKQ 180522
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
120 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         84        MM  95    1977  85     -1       82        
  MINIMUM         67        MM  56    1979  68     -1       65        
  AVERAGE         76                        77     -1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60        0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.82                      2.04  -0.22     9.21    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.11                      8.76   1.35    23.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.38                     24.95   0.43    36.13    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        12     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  264                       194     70      149       
  SINCE JUN 1    934                       867     67      794       
  SINCE JAN 1    950                       876     74      996       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        95      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 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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