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CDUS41 KAKQ 220812
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
410 AM EDT MON MAY 22 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         83    426 PM  93    1934  77      6       73       
  MINIMUM         47    525 AM  39    1950  56     -9       49       
  AVERAGE         65                        67     -2       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1988   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.24                      2.68   0.56     2.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.62                      9.95  -4.33     8.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.98                     16.48  -6.50    13.28    
                                                                     
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        0                         2     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        68      2       85       
  SINCE MAR 1    724                       850   -126      906       
  SINCE JUL 1   3346                      3899   -553     3559       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        56    -33       29       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        97    -23       55       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        98    -24       58       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2006...........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 PM EDT   
MAY 23 2006...........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 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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