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CDUS41 KAKQ 040522
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
122 AM EDT SUN SEP 4 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 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         87    401 PM  99    1984  83      4       83       
  MINIMUM         67    609 AM  48    1967  64      3       65       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1974   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.39  -0.39     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.39  -0.39     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.10                     30.54  -2.44    44.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         9      3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        27     12       28       
  SINCE SEP 1     39                        27     12       28       
  SINCE JAN 1   1482                      1235    247     1445       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        95      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  4 2005.....SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  5 2005.....SUNRISE   643 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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