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CDUS41 KAKQ 050806
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
405 AM EDT WED APR 5 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         63    500 PM  86    1956  65     -2       74       
  MINIMUM         47    829 PM  26    1992  42      5       40       
  AVERAGE         55                        54      1       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.45 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.46   0.05     0.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.71                      4.55  -3.84     4.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.07                     11.08  -6.01     9.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        11     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        47    -29       35       
  SINCE MAR 1    499                       575    -76      643       
  SINCE JUL 1   3121                      3624   -503     3296       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         4      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        12     10        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        13      9        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    55          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    36                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        27      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2006.........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 PM EDT   
APRIL  6 2006.........SUNRISE   648 AM EDT   SUNSET   737 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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