000 
CDUS41 KAKQ 260803
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
302 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2006

................................... 

...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64    304 PM  83    1930  52     12       38       
  MINIMUM         27    716 AM   8    1914  32     -5       27       
  AVERAGE         46                        42      4       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1934   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      2.62  -1.15     0.90    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.17                      9.29   0.88     6.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.36                      6.17  -1.81     4.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1934                           
                                      2003                          
  MONTH TO DATE    3.2                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      7.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        23     -4       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  599                       639    -40      547       
  SINCE DEC 1   2021                      2260   -239     2012       
  SINCE JUL 1   2535                      2983   -448     2566       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        77      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        12      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 26 2006......SUNRISE   645 AM EST   SUNSET   600 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 27 2006......SUNRISE   643 AM EST   SUNSET   601 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$