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CDUS41 KAKQ 230526
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
125 AM EDT TUE AUG 23 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         91    257 PM 102    1983  85      6       80       
  MINIMUM         70    536 AM  49    1923  66      4       63       
  AVERAGE         81                        76      5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.94 1937   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.47                      3.01  -0.54     9.62    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.94                     11.22   1.72    25.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.01                     28.98  -0.97    37.97    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        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                        11      5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  378                       275    103      228       
  SINCE JUN 1   1245                       967    278      956       
  SINCE JAN 1   1329                      1116    213     1309       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   633 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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