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CDUS41 KAKQ 130823
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
422 AM EDT SAT MAY 13 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         73    339 PM  93    1914  75     -2       86       
  MINIMUM         46    517 AM  38    1941  53     -7       62       
  AVERAGE         60                        64     -4       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.30 1946   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.74                      1.51   1.23     1.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.12                      8.78  -3.66     7.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.48                     15.31  -5.83    11.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002                           
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        47      5       75       
  SINCE MAR 1    706                       829   -123      896       
  SINCE JUL 1   3328                      3878   -550     3549       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        26     -7       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     70                        67      3       42       
  SINCE JAN 1     70                        68      2       45       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2006...........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 PM EDT   
MAY 14 2006...........SUNRISE   601 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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