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CDUS41 KAKQ 130802
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
401 AM EDT THU OCT 13 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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         70    113 PM  87    1962  71     -1       74       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  29    1964  48     11       44       
  AVERAGE         65                        60      5       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.68 1939   0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.52                      1.46   1.06     0.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.60                      5.44  -2.84     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.70                     35.59  -4.89    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                         6     -6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        57    -56       40       
  SINCE SEP 1      3                        84    -81       46       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        85    -82       46       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        25     28       19       
  SINCE SEP 1    381                       212    169      229       
  SINCE JAN 1   1824                      1420    404     1646       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 13 2005.......SUNRISE   716 AM EDT   SUNSET   635 PM EDT   
OCTOBER 14 2005.......SUNRISE   717 AM EDT   SUNSET   633 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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