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CDUS41 KAKQ 210824
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
423 AM EDT WED SEP 21 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         95R   304 PM  93    1997  79     16       72       
  MINIMUM         70    304 AM  42    1916  59     11       52       
  AVERAGE         83                        69     14       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.87 1989   0.13  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      2.68  -2.64     5.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.04                      2.68  -2.64     5.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.14                     32.83  -4.69    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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        6       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         6     -6        6       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         7     -7        6       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                         5     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       146     97      162       
  SINCE SEP 1    243                       146     97      162       
  SINCE JAN 1   1686                      1354    332     1579       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        39      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2005.....SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   708 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2005.....SUNRISE   657 AM EDT   SUNSET   706 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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