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CDUS41 KAKQ 010846
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
445 AM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         97    302 PM 101    1954  87     10       81       
  MINIMUM         76    355 AM  53    1932  68      8       73       
  AVERAGE         87                        78      9       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.92 1960   0.15  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.59                      4.67  -0.08     9.28    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.44                      8.21   4.23    10.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.42                     25.97  -3.55    25.54    
                                                                     
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                        13      9       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  519                       415    104      521       
  SINCE JUN 1    827                       692    135      867       
  SINCE JAN 1    981                       841    140      951       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        99      2002                    
                                             1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        53      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2006........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 PM EDT   
AUGUST  2 2006........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 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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