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CDUS41 KAKQ 080808
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
406 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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         78   1156 AM  95    1941  72      6       75       
  MINIMUM         72    659 AM  33    1935  51     21       44       
  AVERAGE         75                        62     13       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.65          1.86 1951   0.12   1.53     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.85                      0.86   0.99     0.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.93                      4.84  -2.91     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.03                     34.99  -4.96    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        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        29    -29       21       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                        56    -54       27       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        57    -55       27       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         2      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        17     29       18       
  SINCE SEP 1    374                       204    170      228       
  SINCE JAN 1   1817                      1412    405     1645       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        95      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2005.......SUNRISE   711 AM EDT   SUNSET   642 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  9 2005.......SUNRISE   712 AM EDT   SUNSET   640 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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