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CDUS41 KAKQ 040826
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
425 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         77    457 PM  93    1963  65     12       64       
  MINIMUM         53    632 AM  27    1972  42     11       43       
  AVERAGE         65                        53     12       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.51          0.87 1960   0.11   0.40     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.35   0.16     0.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.71                      4.44  -3.73     4.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.07                     10.97  -5.90     9.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.0  1915                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        36    -28       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    489                       564    -75      635       
  SINCE JUL 1   3111                      3613   -502     3288       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         3      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        11     11        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        12     10        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2006.........SUNRISE   650 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 PM EDT   
APRIL  5 2006.........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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