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CDUS41 KAKQ 050832
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
426 AM EDT WED JUL 5 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 4 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         96    307 PM 100    2002  87      9       91       
  MINIMUM         71    452 AM  52    1933  67      4       66       
  AVERAGE         84                        77      7       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.57 1981   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.55  -0.55     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.85                      4.09   3.76     1.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.83                     21.85  -4.02    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       19                        12      7       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        48     18       65       
  SINCE JUN 1    374                       325     49      411       
  SINCE JAN 1    528                       474     54      495       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       101      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  5 2006..........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   834 PM EDT   
JULY  6 2006..........SUNRISE   554 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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