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CDUS41 KAKQ 250828
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
427 AM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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    428 PM 101    1914  85      8       85       
  MINIMUM         70    614 AM  50    1952  66      4       67       
  AVERAGE         82                        75      7       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.02 1967   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.41                      3.27   0.14     2.48    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.85                     11.48   4.37    12.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.83                     29.24  -3.41    28.02    
                                                                     
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       17                        11      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  376                       297     79      401       
  SINCE JUN 1   1203                       989    214     1268       
  SINCE JAN 1   1357                      1138    219     1352       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        99      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2006........SUNRISE   634 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
AUGUST 26 2006........SUNRISE   635 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 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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