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CDUS41 KAKQ 280813
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
411 AM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         85    142 PM  97    1941  79      6       85       
  MINIMUM         64    511 AM  41    1961  58      6       57       
  AVERAGE         75                        68      7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54 1968   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.24                      3.46  -0.22     3.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.62                     10.73  -5.11     9.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.98                     17.26  -7.28    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        76      8      101       
  SINCE MAR 1    738                       858   -120      922       
  SINCE JUL 1   3360                      3907   -547     3575       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         5      5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        84    -31       43       
  SINCE MAR 1    104                       125    -21       69       
  SINCE JAN 1    104                       126    -22       72       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
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    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       100      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        38      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2006...........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   822 PM EDT   
MAY 29 2006...........SUNRISE   551 AM EDT   SUNSET   823 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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