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CDUS41 KAKQ 110803
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
402 AM EDT SUN SEP 11 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 10 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    301 PM  98    1900  81      6       83       
  MINIMUM         63   1155 PM  44    1956  62      1       64       
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.52 1960   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.33  -1.33     3.39    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      1.33  -1.33     3.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.10                     31.48  -3.38    48.04    
                                                                     
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       10                         7      3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                        83     17      104       
  SINCE SEP 1    100                        83     17      104       
  SINCE JAN 1   1543                      1291    252     1521       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        42      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 11 2005.....SUNRISE   648 AM EDT   SUNSET   723 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 12 2005.....SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   721 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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