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CDUS41 KAKQ 170802
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
302 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         47    212 PM  73    1953  45      2       39       
  MINIMUM         27    753 AM   3    1977  27      0       30       
  AVERAGE         37                        36      1       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1941   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      1.85  -0.14     2.21    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.52                      4.97   2.55     4.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.71                      1.85  -0.14     2.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  1965                           
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        29     -1       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  325                       448   -123      207       
  SINCE DEC 1   1135                      1196    -61      902       
  SINCE JUL 1   1649                      1919   -270     1456       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         1     -1        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        80      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -1      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2006.......SUNRISE   722 AM EST   SUNSET   517 PM EST   
JANUARY 18 2006.......SUNRISE   722 AM EST   SUNSET   518 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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