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CDUS41 KAKQ 120827
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
426 AM EDT SAT AUG 12 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         84    251 PM 102    1900  86     -2       96       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  54    1972  68      1       72       
  AVERAGE         77                        77      0       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.17 1928   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      1.57  -0.35     0.38    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.66                      9.78   3.88    10.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.64                     27.54  -3.90    25.92    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                         9     -6        3       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        13     -1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       145     51      185       
  SINCE JUN 1   1023                       837    186     1052       
  SINCE JAN 1   1177                       986    191     1136       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       101      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2006........SUNRISE   623 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
AUGUST 13 2006........SUNRISE   624 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 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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