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CDUS41 KAKQ 260819
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
418 AM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         84    533 PM  93    2004  78      6       59       
                                      1991                          
  MINIMUM         53    438 AM  39    1967  57     -4       54       
  AVERAGE         69                        68      1       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.25 1958   0.13  -0.13     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.24                      3.20   0.04     3.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.62                     10.47  -4.85     9.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.98                     17.00  -7.02    14.58    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        74     10      101       
  SINCE MAR 1    738                       856   -118      922       
  SINCE JUL 1   3360                      3905   -545     3575       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        74    -47       34       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                       115    -37       60       
  SINCE JAN 1     78                       116    -38       63       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
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    78          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        94      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2006...........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   821 PM EDT   
MAY 27 2006...........SUNRISE   552 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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