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CDUS41 KAKQ 090812
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
312 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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         38    334 PM  77    1978  52    -14       68       
  MINIMUM         24    657 AM  15    1976  33     -9       45       
  AVERAGE         31                        42    -11       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.53 1973   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.46                      0.79   0.67     0.50    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.46                      0.79   0.67     0.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.19                     41.58  -4.39    56.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.9  1989                           
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        22     12        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       170     47      115       
  SINCE DEC 1    217                       170     47      115       
  SINCE JUL 1    731                       893   -162      669       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        77      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        13      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   451 PM EST   
DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   713 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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