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CDUS41 KAKQ 010826
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
426 AM EDT FRI SEP 1 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         74   1059 AM 103    1932  84    -10       91       
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  46    1934  65      2       76       
  AVERAGE         71                        74     -3       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.72          1.88 1964   0.13   0.59     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.99                      4.18   1.81     2.56    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.43                     12.39   6.04    13.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.41                     30.15  -1.74    28.10    
                                                                     
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        6                         9     -3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  489                       367    122      492       
  SINCE JUN 1   1316                      1059    257     1359       
  SINCE JAN 1   1470                      1208    262     1443       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       102      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2006.....SUNRISE   640 AM EDT   SUNSET   738 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2006.....SUNRISE   640 AM EDT   SUNSET   737 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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