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CDUS41 KAKQ 180826
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
426 AM EDT TUE JUL 18 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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         99R   222 PM  99    1988  88     11       94       
  MINIMUM         74    517 AM  55    1946  69      5       76       
  AVERAGE         87                        78      9       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.35 1945   0.16  -0.16     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      2.50  -0.83     5.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.52                      6.04   3.48     7.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.50                     23.80  -4.30    22.18    
                                                                     
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       22                        14      8       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  267                       220     47      276       
  SINCE JUN 1    575                       497     78      622       
  SINCE JAN 1    729                       646     83      706       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       101      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        58      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 18 2006..........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   828 PM EDT   
JULY 19 2006..........SUNRISE   603 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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