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CDUS41 KAKQ 080828
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
426 AM EDT SAT JUL 8 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 7 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         83    307 PM 103    1977  87     -4       84       
  MINIMUM         63    509 AM  55    1940  68     -5       72       
  AVERAGE         73                        78     -5       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1896   0.15  -0.15     1.67    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.64                      0.98   0.66     1.86    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.49                      4.52   4.97     3.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.47                     22.28  -2.81    18.12    
                                                                     
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        8                        13     -5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                        87     13      109       
  SINCE JUN 1    408                       364     44      455       
  SINCE JAN 1    562                       513     49      539       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
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    81          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       102      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        54      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  8 2006..........SUNRISE   556 AM EDT   SUNSET   833 PM EDT   
JULY  9 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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