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CDUS41 KAKQ 300805
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
404 AM EDT FRI SEP 30 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         80    422 PM  92    1954  75      5       73       
  MINIMUM         58   1144 PM  38    1942  55      3       62       
  AVERAGE         69                        65      4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.19 1924   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      3.85  -3.77     6.14    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.08                      3.85  -3.77     6.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.18                     34.00  -5.82    50.79    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        24    -24        6       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        24    -24        6       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        25    -25        6       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  328                       184    144      207       
  SINCE SEP 1    328                       184    144      207       
  SINCE JAN 1   1771                      1392    379     1624       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE   704 AM EDT   SUNSET   654 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM EDT   SUNSET   652 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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