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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
417 AM EDT SAT APR 8 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         84    454 PM  94    1929  66     18       78       
  MINIMUM         55    336 AM  25    1977  43     12       61       
  AVERAGE         70                        55     15       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.95 2003   0.11  -0.11     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.79  -0.28     1.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.71                      4.88  -4.17     5.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.07                     11.41  -6.34     9.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.7  1990                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        80    -36       43       
  SINCE MAR 1    525                       608    -83      651       
  SINCE JUL 1   3147                      3657   -510     3304       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         7      3        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        15     12        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        16     11       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        28      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2006.........SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   738 PM EDT   
APRIL  9 2006.........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   739 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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