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CDUS41 KAKQ 090846
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
445 AM EDT SAT SEP 9 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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         83    416 PM  97    1939  82      1       87       
  MINIMUM         66    612 AM  47    1984  63      3       58       
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.84 2004   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.79                      1.05   4.74     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.79                      1.05   4.74     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.20                     31.20   3.00    28.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         8      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        68     -6       80       
  SINCE SEP 1     62                        68     -6       80       
  SINCE JAN 1   1532                      1276    256     1523       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2006.....SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   726 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2006.....SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   725 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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