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CDUS41 KAKQ 220533
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
131 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         92    121 PM  93    1968  82     10       85       
  MINIMUM         76    607 AM  54    2000  66     10       69       
  AVERAGE         84                        74     10       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.38        0.12  -0.12     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.34                      2.52   0.82     9.60    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.63                      9.24   2.39    23.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.90                     25.43   1.47    36.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         9     10       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  321                       234     87      201       
  SINCE JUN 1    991                       907     84      846       
  SINCE JAN 1   1007                       916     91     1048       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   623 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   624 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 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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