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CDUS41 KAKQ 210829
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
428 AM EDT MON AUG 21 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         93    318 PM 102    1983  85      8       92       
  MINIMUM         75    542 AM  53    1998  66      9       74       
  AVERAGE         84                        76      8       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.74 1931   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.41                      2.75   0.66     2.47    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.85                     10.96   4.89    12.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.83                     28.72  -2.89    28.01    
                                                                     
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       19                        11      8       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       253     63      342       
  SINCE JUN 1   1143                       945    198     1209       
  SINCE JAN 1   1297                      1094    203     1293       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        96      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        54      1922                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2006........SUNRISE   630 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
AUGUST 22 2006........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 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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