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CDUS41 KAKQ 060803
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
402 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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         86    308 PM 100    1954  83      3       82       
  MINIMUM         60    432 AM  51    1997  63     -3       64       
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.91 1935   0.13  -0.13     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.65  -0.65     0.20    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.65  -0.65     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.10                     30.80  -2.70    44.85    
                                                                     
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        8                         8      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        44     14       47       
  SINCE SEP 1     58                        44     14       47       
  SINCE JAN 1   1501                      1252    249     1464       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       102      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        48      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  6 2005.....SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   731 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  7 2005.....SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 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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