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CDUS41 KAKQ 270803
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
402 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 26 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         64    149 PM  83    1939  66     -2       69       
  MINIMUM         39    251 AM  28    1933  44     -5       48       
  AVERAGE         52                        55     -3       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.35 1977   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.74                      3.05   0.69     1.93    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.82                      7.03  -3.21     8.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.92                     37.18  -5.26    52.72    
                                                                     
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       13                        10      3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                       172    -91      157       
  SINCE SEP 1     83                       199   -116      163       
  SINCE JUL 1     83                       200   -117      163       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        33     28       20       
  SINCE SEP 1    389                       220    169      230       
  SINCE JAN 1   1832                      1428    404     1647       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 27 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM EDT   SUNSET   617 PM EDT   
OCTOBER 28 2005.......SUNRISE   730 AM EDT   SUNSET   615 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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