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CDUS41 KAKQ 170826
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
426 AM EDT MON JUL 17 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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         94    248 PM 101    1980  88      6       93       
  MINIMUM         76   1159 PM  55    1960  69      7       74       
  AVERAGE         85                        78      7       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.53 1949   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      2.34  -0.67     5.91    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.52                      5.88   3.64     7.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.50                     23.64  -4.14    22.17    
                                                                     
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       20                        14      6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       206     39      256       
  SINCE JUN 1    553                       483     70      602       
  SINCE JAN 1    707                       632     75      686       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        99      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        55      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 17 2006..........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   829 PM EDT   
JULY 18 2006..........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   828 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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