000 CDUS41 KAKQ 290802 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA 301 AM EST THU DEC 29 2005 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 60 410 PM 77 1984 47 13 40 MINIMUM 32 210 AM 9 1925 29 3 20 AVERAGE 46 38 8 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.07 1.28 1926 0.10 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.65 2.79 2.86 2.37 SINCE DEC 1 5.65 2.79 2.86 2.37 SINCE JAN 1 41.38 43.58 -2.20 58.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.2 1966 MONTH TO DATE 4.4 SINCE SEP 1 4.4 SINCE JUL 1 4.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 19 27 -8 35 MONTH TO DATE 754 667 87 643 SINCE DEC 1 754 667 87 643 SINCE JUL 1 1268 1390 -122 1197 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 1100 PM LOWEST 46 100 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 78 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 5 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE 723 AM EST SUNSET 500 PM EST DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE 724 AM EST SUNSET 500 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$