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CDUS41 KAKQ 110804
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
302 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 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         45    342 PM  75    1966  51     -6       63       
  MINIMUM         22    748 AM  13    1917  32    -10       50       
  AVERAGE         34                        42     -8       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1969   0.10  -0.10     0.78    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      0.99   0.97     1.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.96                      0.99   0.97     1.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.69                     41.78  -4.09    57.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1934                           
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        23      8        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  276                       216     60      139       
  SINCE DEC 1    276                       216     60      139       
  SINCE JUL 1    790                       939   -149      693       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        72      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        12      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 11 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   451 PM EST   
DECEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   452 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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