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CDUS41 KAKQ 300828
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
427 AM EDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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         95    203 PM 101    1993  88      7       83       
  MINIMUM         79   1159 PM  56    1920  69     10       71       
  AVERAGE         87                        78      9       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.15 1960   0.15  -0.15     0.49    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.57                      4.37   0.20     8.90    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.42                      7.91   4.51    10.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.40                     25.67  -3.27    25.16    
                                                                     
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       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  477                       388     89      495       
  SINCE JUN 1    785                       665    120      841       
  SINCE JAN 1    939                       814    125      925       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       103      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        58      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 30 2006..........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 PM EDT   
JULY 31 2006..........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 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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