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CDUS41 KAKQ 180846
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
445 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         87    327 PM  99    1988  86      1       87       
  MINIMUM         66    458 AM  56    1979  67     -1       71       
  AVERAGE         77                        76      1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.17 1977   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.41                      2.36   1.05     1.48    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.85                     10.57   5.28    11.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.83                     28.33  -2.50    27.02    
                                                                     
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                        12      0       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       218     51      299       
  SINCE JUN 1   1096                       910    186     1166       
  SINCE JAN 1   1250                      1059    191     1250       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        97      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        54      1941                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2006........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
AUGUST 19 2006........SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 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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