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CDUS41 KAKQ 070841
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
440 AM EDT FRI JUL 7 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 6 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         81    449 PM 105    1977  87     -6       90       
  MINIMUM         68   1108 PM  55    1979  67      1       72       
  AVERAGE         75                        77     -2       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.54          1.77 1969   0.14   0.40     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.64                      0.83   0.81     0.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.49                      4.37   5.12     1.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.47                     22.13  -2.66    16.45    
                                                                     
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       10                        13     -3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                        74     18       96       
  SINCE JUN 1    400                       351     49      442       
  SINCE JAN 1    554                       500     54      526       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       103      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        55      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  7 2006..........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   833 PM EDT   
JULY  8 2006..........SUNRISE   556 AM EDT   SUNSET   833 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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