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CDUS41 KAKQ 050804
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
303 AM EST SAT NOV 5 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 4 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         75    350 PM  84    1974  63     12       56       
  MINIMUM         45    654 AM  26    1966  41      4       50       
  AVERAGE         60                        52      8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.14 1929   0.11  -0.11     0.87    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.44  -0.44     0.87    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.82                      8.02  -4.20     8.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.92                     38.17  -6.25    53.61    
                                                                     
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        5                        12     -7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        48    -13       14       
  SINCE SEP 1    190                       300   -110      198       
  SINCE JUL 1    190                       301   -111      198       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE SEP 1    389                       220    169      251       
  SINCE JAN 1   1832                      1428    404     1668       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
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    76           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        83      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   507 PM EST   
NOVEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   506 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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