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CDUS41 KAKQ 150812
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
411 AM EDT SAT APR 15 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         77    512 PM  90    1977  69      8       65       
  MINIMUM         51    312 AM  26    1950  45      6       38       
  AVERAGE         64                        57      7       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.16 1984   0.10  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      1.51  -0.80     1.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.91                      5.60  -4.69     5.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.27                     12.13  -6.86    10.24    
                                                                     
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        1                         9     -8       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                       146    -51      111       
  SINCE MAR 1    576                       674    -98      719       
  SINCE JUL 1   3198                      3723   -525     3372       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        14      2        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        22     11        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        23     10       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2006.........SUNRISE   635 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT   
APRIL 16 2006.........SUNRISE   633 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 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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