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CDUS41 KAKQ 190802
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
402 AM EDT MON SEP 19 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         92    246 PM  95    1978  79     13       73       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  43    1966  59     10       63       
  AVERAGE         81                        69     12       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.32 2003   0.13  -0.13     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.42  -2.42     5.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         2.42  -2.42     5.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.10                     32.57  -4.47    49.65    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         5     -5        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         6     10        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       135     77      162       
  SINCE SEP 1    212                       135     77      162       
  SINCE JAN 1   1655                      1343    312     1579       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        43      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2005.....SUNRISE   655 AM EDT   SUNSET   711 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2005.....SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   709 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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