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CDUS41 KAKQ 310802
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
301 AM EST MON OCT 31 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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         71    347 PM  86    1946  65      6       82       
  MINIMUM         35    651 AM  23    1965  42     -7       63       
  AVERAGE         53                        54     -1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.08 1949   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.74                      3.49   0.25     1.95    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.82                      7.47  -3.65     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.92                     37.62  -5.70    52.74    
                                                                     
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       12                        11      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       214    -67      178       
  SINCE SEP 1    149                       241    -92      184       
  SINCE JUL 1    149                       242    -93      184       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        33     28       28       
  SINCE SEP 1    389                       220    169      238       
  SINCE JAN 1   1832                      1428    404     1655       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   512 PM EST   
NOVEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   511 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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