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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
320 AM EST THU DEC 22 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         37    226 PM  71    1956  51    -14       49       
  MINIMUM         24   1121 PM  10    1942  35    -11       18       
  AVERAGE         31                        43    -12       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1962   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.03                      1.96   1.07     1.21    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.03                      1.96   1.07     1.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.84                     44.67   0.17    48.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.6  1962                           
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE SEP 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        22     12       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  510                       406    104      383       
  SINCE DEC 1    510                       406    104      383       
  SINCE JUL 1    938                       941     -3      893       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1792                      1612    180     1752       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
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    88          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        76      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        12      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   452 PM EST   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   453 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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