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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
131 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         80        MM  99    1948  84     -4       87        
  MINIMUM         67        MM  53    1919  65      2       69        
  AVERAGE         74                        75     -1       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.83 1930   0.13  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      3.66  -1.13     9.62    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.00                     11.87   1.13    25.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.07                     29.63  -1.56    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        9                        10     -1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  424                       328     96      280       
  SINCE JUN 1   1291                      1020    271     1008       
  SINCE JAN 1   1375                      1169    206     1361       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       100      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2005........SUNRISE   636 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT   
AUGUST 29 2005........SUNRISE   637 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 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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