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CDUS41 KAKQ 070824
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
423 AM EDT FRI OCT 7 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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         85   1153 AM  99    1941  73     12       68       
  MINIMUM         69    218 AM  33    1965  51     18       44       
  AVERAGE         77                        62     15       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          3.95 1957   0.12   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.74  -0.54     0.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.28                      4.72  -4.44     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.38                     34.87  -6.49    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                         5     -5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        24    -24       16       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                        51    -49       22       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        52    -50       22       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         2     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        15     21       18       
  SINCE SEP 1    364                       202    162      228       
  SINCE JAN 1   1807                      1410    397     1645       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        95      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  7 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM EDT   SUNSET   643 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  8 2005.......SUNRISE   711 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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