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CDUS41 KAKQ 020804
CLIRIC


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

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         54    425 PM  80    1976  53      1       42       
  MINIMUM         34   1239 AM  11    1937  33      1       33       
  AVERAGE         44                        43      1       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1983   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      4.36                      6.65  -2.29     4.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.6  1980                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      7.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        22     -1       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        22     -1       27       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        22     -1       27       
  SINCE JUL 1   2643                      3071   -428     2680       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        81      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        18      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2006.........SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   604 PM EST   
MARCH  3 2006.........SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   605 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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