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CDUS41 KAKQ 150804
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
304 AM EST WED MAR 15 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         72    109 AM  87    1990  58     14       50       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  11    1960  36     13       34       
  AVERAGE         61                        47     14       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.48 1999   0.14  -0.14     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.84  -1.84     1.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.84  -1.84     1.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.36                      8.37  -4.01     6.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.7  1993                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      7.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        17    -13       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       274   -101      334       
  SINCE MAR 1    173                       274   -101      334       
  SINCE JUL 1   2795                      3323   -528     2987       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         0     17        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                         0     17        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     17                         1     16        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     11           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        82      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2006.........SUNRISE   621 AM EST   SUNSET   617 PM EST   
MARCH 16 2006.........SUNRISE   619 AM EST   SUNSET   617 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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