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CDUS41 KAKQ 220821
CLIRIC


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

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...THE RICHMOND 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         38    419 PM  73    1956  48    -10       49       
  MINIMUM         19    752 AM  -1    1942  30    -11       17       
  AVERAGE         29                        39    -10       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.23 1926   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.88                      2.09   1.79     1.84    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.88                      2.09   1.79     1.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.61                     42.88  -3.27    57.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.2  1900                           
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        25     11       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  598                       483    115      441       
  SINCE DEC 1    598                       483    115      441       
  SINCE JUL 1   1112                      1206    -94      995       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
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    80           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        74      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         6      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   721 AM EST   SUNSET   455 PM EST   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   721 AM EST   SUNSET   456 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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