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CDUS41 KAKQ 270805
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
303 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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         45    256 PM  80    1950  45      0       56       
  MINIMUM         27    540 AM -11    1940  27      0       32       
  AVERAGE         36                        36      0       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1966   0.11  -0.11     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.65                      3.00  -0.35     2.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.46                      6.12   2.34     5.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.65                      3.00  -0.35     2.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.2  1966                           
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        28      1       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  518                       733   -215      592       
  SINCE DEC 1   1328                      1481   -153     1287       
  SINCE JUL 1   1842                      2204   -362     1841       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        75      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -6      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 27 2006.......SUNRISE   717 AM EST   SUNSET   528 PM EST   
JANUARY 28 2006.......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   529 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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