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CDUS41 KAKQ 240822
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
320 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         60    249 PM  73    1990  48     12       66       
  MINIMUM         24    229 AM   9    1989  30     -6       37       
  AVERAGE         42                        39      3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.94 1921   0.10  -0.10     0.53    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.88                      2.29   1.59     2.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.88                      2.29   1.59     2.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.61                     43.08  -3.47    58.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.1  1967                           
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        26     -3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  655                       535    120      471       
  SINCE DEC 1    655                       535    120      471       
  SINCE JUL 1   1169                      1258    -89     1025       
                                                                     
 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    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
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    75           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        71      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         6      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   722 AM EST   SUNSET   456 PM EST   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   722 AM EST   SUNSET   457 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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