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CDUS41 KAKQ 120815
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
315 AM EST MON DEC 12 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         50    301 PM  72    1971  51     -1       57       
  MINIMUM         29    548 AM  12    1968  32     -3       39       
  AVERAGE         40                        41     -1       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1960   0.10  -0.10     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      1.09   0.87     1.73    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.96                      1.09   0.87     1.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.69                     41.88  -4.19    57.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.7  1958                           
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        23      2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  301                       239     62      156       
  SINCE DEC 1    301                       239     62      156       
  SINCE JUL 1    815                       962   -147      710       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
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    82           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        76      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         6      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   452 PM EST   
DECEMBER 13 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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