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CDUS41 KAKQ 011243
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
743 AM EST TUE NOV 1 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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         77        MM  87    1950  65     12       83        
  MINIMUM         41        MM  23    1933  42     -1       62        
  AVERAGE         59                        53      6       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1939   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.74                      3.60   0.14     1.95    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.82                      7.58  -3.76     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.92                     37.73  -5.81    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        6                        11     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       225    -72      178       
  SINCE SEP 1    155                       252    -97      184       
  SINCE JUL 1    155                       253    -98      184       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        33     28       36       
  SINCE SEP 1    389                       220    169      246       
  SINCE JAN 1   1832                      1428    404     1663       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        87      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   511 PM EST   
NOVEMBER  2 2005......SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   510 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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