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CDUS41 KAKQ 220828
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
427 AM EDT TUE AUG 22 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         89    356 PM  96    1962  85      4       95       
  MINIMUM         70   1134 PM  54    1922  66      4       74       
  AVERAGE         80                        76      4       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.19 1963   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.41                      2.88   0.53     2.47    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.85                     11.09   4.76    12.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.83                     28.85  -3.02    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       15                        11      4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  331                       264     67      362       
  SINCE JUN 1   1158                       956    202     1229       
  SINCE JAN 1   1312                      1105    207     1313       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2006........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
AUGUST 23 2006........SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 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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