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CDUS41 KAKQ 250811
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
410 AM EDT TUE APR 25 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         81    405 PM  94    1925  71     10       53       
  MINIMUM         56    601 AM  30    1930  48      8       42       
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.15 1987   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.92                      2.52  -0.60     1.96    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.12                      6.61  -4.49     5.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.48                     13.14  -6.66    10.76    
                                                                     
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        0                         6     -6       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  127                       220    -93      182       
  SINCE MAR 1    608                       748   -140      790       
  SINCE JUL 1   3230                      3797   -567     3443       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        24      8       24       
  SINCE MAR 1     49                        32     17       24       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        33     16       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2006.........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
APRIL 26 2006.........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 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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