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CDUS41 KAKQ 300520
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
119 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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  93    1998  83      1       85        
  MINIMUM         69        MM  48    1986  67      2       67        
  AVERAGE         77                        75      2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.12        0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.45                      3.34   1.11     9.60    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.74                     10.06   2.68    23.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.01                     26.25   1.76    36.52    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        10      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  401                       312     89      273       
  SINCE JUN 1   1071                       985     86      918       
  SINCE JAN 1   1087                       994     93     1120       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 PM EDT   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   732 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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