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CDUS41 KAKQ 020823
CLIWAL


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
422 AM EDT SUN OCT 2 2005

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1963 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         73    159 PM  89    1986  73      0       74       
  MINIMUM         47    217 AM  41    1993  65    -18       58       
  AVERAGE         60                        64     -4       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.20        0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.83                      3.59  -2.76     2.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.86                     30.21  -1.35    40.89    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         1      4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     11                       140   -129        7       
  SINCE JUL 1     11                       140   -129        7       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE SEP 1    246                         2    244      183       
  SINCE JAN 1   1365                      1015    350     1332       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        87      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        41      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   659 AM EDT   SUNSET   643 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   659 AM EDT   SUNSET   642 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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