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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
309 AM EST WED MAR 8 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         52    411 PM  83    1974  55     -3       72       
  MINIMUM         32   1152 PM  12    1960  35     -3       37       
  AVERAGE         42                        45     -3       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.14 1992   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.89  -0.89     0.32    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.89  -0.89     0.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.36                      7.42  -3.06     5.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1899                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      7.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        20      3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       145     -2      174       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                       145     -2      174       
  SINCE JUL 1   2765                      3194   -429     2827       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        85      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        15      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2006.........SUNRISE   631 AM EST   SUNSET   610 PM EST   
MARCH  9 2006.........SUNRISE   629 AM EST   SUNSET   611 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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