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CDUS41 KAKQ 280822
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
321 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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         48    336 PM  75    1944  46      2       41       
  MINIMUM         21    740 AM  -6    1940  28     -7       18       
  AVERAGE         35                        37     -2       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1976   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.65                      3.11  -0.46     2.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.46                      6.23   2.23     5.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.65                      3.11  -0.46     2.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.7  1922                           
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        28      2       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  548                       761   -213      627       
  SINCE DEC 1   1358                      1509   -151     1322       
  SINCE JUL 1   1872                      2232   -360     1876       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
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    77           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        77      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -7      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 28 2006.......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   529 PM EST   
JANUARY 29 2006.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   530 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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