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CDUS41 KAKQ 220803
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
301 AM EST WED FEB 22 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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         54    444 PM  76    1930  51      3       62       
  MINIMUM         32   1104 PM  13    1970  31      1       38       
  AVERAGE         43                        41      2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.34 1954   0.11  -0.11     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.37                      2.17  -0.80     0.46    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.07                      8.84   1.23     6.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.26                      5.72  -1.46     3.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1929                           
  MONTH TO DATE    3.2                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      7.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        24     -2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  511                       546    -35      444       
  SINCE DEC 1   1933                      2167   -234     1909       
  SINCE JUL 1   2447                      2890   -443     2463       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        73      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         6      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2006......SUNRISE   650 AM EST   SUNSET   556 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 23 2006......SUNRISE   649 AM EST   SUNSET   557 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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