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CDUS41 KAKQ 250809
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
408 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         78    429 PM  94    1970  78      0       63       
  MINIMUM         46    417 AM  42    1963  57    -11       53       
  AVERAGE         62                        68     -6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.42 1962   0.13  -0.13     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.24                      3.07   0.17     3.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.62                     10.34  -4.72     9.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.98                     16.87  -6.89    14.39    
                                                                     
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        3                         1      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        73     11       93       
  SINCE MAR 1    738                       855   -117      914       
  SINCE JUL 1   3360                      3904   -544     3567       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        69    -46       34       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                       110    -36       60       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                       111    -37       63       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      2004                    
                                             1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        39      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2006...........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   820 PM EDT   
MAY 26 2006...........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   821 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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