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CDUS41 KAKQ 020803
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
302 AM EST THU FEB 2 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 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         49    404 PM  79    2002  46      3       45       
  MINIMUM         27    730 AM   3    1940  28     -1       29       
  AVERAGE         38                        37      1       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1985   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.70                      6.78   1.92     5.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.89                      3.66  -0.77     3.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1948                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        28     -1       28       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        28     -1       28       
  SINCE DEC 1   1449                      1649   -200     1493       
  SINCE JUL 1   1963                      2372   -409     2047       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         1     -1        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
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     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        78      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         3      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  2 2006......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   535 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  3 2006......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   536 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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