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CDUS41 KAKQ 030805
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
403 AM EDT MON OCT 3 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         83    253 PM  91    1986  74      9       82       
  MINIMUM         55    640 AM  33    1947  53      2       63       
  AVERAGE         69                        64      5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54 1969   0.13  -0.13     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.26  -0.26     0.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.08                      4.24  -4.16     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.18                     34.39  -6.21    50.82    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                        34    -32        6       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        35    -33        6       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         6      0       13       
  SINCE SEP 1    334                       193    141      223       
  SINCE JAN 1   1777                      1401    376     1640       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   707 AM EDT   SUNSET   649 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  4 2005.......SUNRISE   708 AM EDT   SUNSET   648 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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