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CDUS41 KAKQ 310530
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
120 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         83        MM  94    1973  83      0       84        
  MINIMUM         77        MM  47    1982  66     11       74        
  AVERAGE         80                        75      5       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.11        0.11  -0.09     1.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.47                      3.45   1.02    11.01    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.76                     10.17   2.59    25.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.03                     26.36   1.67    37.93    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        10      5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  416                       322     94      287       
  SINCE JUN 1   1086                       995     91      932       
  SINCE JAN 1   1102                      1004     98     1134       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        93      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   732 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2005.....SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   731 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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