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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
312 AM EST FRI FEB 10 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 9 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         41    351 PM  72    1990  48     -7       60       
  MINIMUM         23   1042 PM  -1    1934  29     -6       47       
  AVERAGE         32                        38     -6       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.98 1921   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      0.93  -0.41     0.16    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.22                      7.60   1.62     5.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.41                      4.48  -1.07     3.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.6  1967                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        26      7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  205                       244    -39      189       
  SINCE DEC 1   1627                      1865   -238     1654       
  SINCE JUL 1   2141                      2588   -447     2208       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        73      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -8      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 10 2006......SUNRISE   704 AM EST   SUNSET   543 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 11 2006......SUNRISE   703 AM EST   SUNSET   544 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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