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CDUS41 KAKQ 240822
CLIWAL


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

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...THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1963 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         54    100 PM  65    1981  47      7       60       
  MINIMUM         28    455 AM   8    1989  30     -2       40       
  AVERAGE         41                        39      2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.55        0.10  -0.10     0.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.56                      2.30   0.26     2.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.56                      2.30   0.26     2.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.82                     38.00   0.82    50.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1967                           
  MONTH TO DATE    3.1                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      3.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.1                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        26     -2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  659                       545    114      475       
  SINCE DEC 1    659                       545    114      475       
  SINCE JUL 1   1231                      1338   -107     1118       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        70      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         7      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   448 PM EST   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   448 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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