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CDUS41 KAKQ 170814
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
313 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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         70    301 PM  78    1976  49     21       71       
  MINIMUM         38    705 AM   7    1905  30      8       42       
  AVERAGE         54                        40     14       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1949   0.10  -0.10     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      1.63  -0.41     0.38    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.92                      8.30   1.62     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.11                      5.18  -1.07     3.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.3  1996                           
  MONTH TO DATE    2.2                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      6.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      6.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        25    -14        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  376                       424    -48      312       
  SINCE DEC 1   1798                      2045   -247     1777       
  SINCE JUL 1   2312                      2768   -456     2331       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        81      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         4      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2006......SUNRISE   656 AM EST   SUNSET   551 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 18 2006......SUNRISE   655 AM EST   SUNSET   552 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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