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CDUS41 KAKQ 040911
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
409 AM EST SUN DEC 4 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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         43   1002 PM  75    1991  54    -11       56       
  MINIMUM         30    324 AM  15    1940  34     -4       38       
  AVERAGE         37                        44     -7       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.08 1967   0.10  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.30  -0.21     0.21    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.09                      0.30  -0.21     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.82                     41.09  -5.27    56.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        21      7       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        62     16       53       
  SINCE DEC 1     78                        62     16       53       
  SINCE JUL 1    592                       785   -193      607       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1839                      1435    404     1668       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     25           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        77      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        10      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   451 PM EST   
DECEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   451 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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