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CDUS41 KAKQ 020828
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
427 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 1 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         88    320 PM 102    1945  86      2       98       
  MINIMUM         64    535 AM  53    1988  67     -3       73       
  AVERAGE         76                        77     -1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.58 1959   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.85                      3.67   4.18     1.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.83                     21.43  -3.60    16.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                         8     -5        3       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        12     -1       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        12     -1       21       
  SINCE JUN 1    319                       289     30      367       
  SINCE JAN 1    473                       438     35      451       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       100      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  2 2006..........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   834 PM EDT   
JULY  3 2006..........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   834 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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