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CDUS41 KAKQ 210806
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
303 AM EST WED DEC 21 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         42    341 PM  75    1931  48     -6       25       
  MINIMUM         18    734 AM   2    1942  30    -12       13       
  AVERAGE         30                        39     -9       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1957   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.88                      1.99   1.89     1.84    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.88                      1.99   1.89     1.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.61                     42.78  -3.17    57.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1942                           
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        25     10       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  562                       458    104      409       
  SINCE DEC 1    562                       458    104      409       
  SINCE JUL 1   1076                      1181   -105      963       
                                                                     
 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     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        73      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -1      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   720 AM EST   SUNSET   455 PM EST   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   721 AM EST   SUNSET   455 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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