000 CDUS41 KAKQ 010826 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA 324 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 59 343 PM 73 1992 46 13 61 MINIMUM 35 310 AM 1 1935 29 6 39 AVERAGE 47 37 10 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.83 1975 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.81 3.12 2.69 2.37 SINCE DEC 1 5.81 3.12 2.69 2.37 SINCE JAN 1 41.54 43.91 -2.37 58.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.8 1998 MONTH TO DATE 4.4 SINCE SEP 1 4.4 SINCE JUL 1 4.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 27 -9 15 MONTH TO DATE 810 748 62 695 SINCE DEC 1 810 748 62 695 SINCE JUL 1 1324 1471 -147 1249 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 400 AM LOWEST 47 300 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 78 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 6 1918 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2006.......SUNRISE 724 AM EST SUNSET 502 PM EST JANUARY 2 2006.......SUNRISE 724 AM EST SUNSET 503 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$