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CDUS41 KAKQ 150828
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
426 AM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         72    432 PM  96    1952  80     -8       89       
  MINIMUM         63   1229 AM  44    1985  61      2       74       
  AVERAGE         68                        71     -3       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.43R         1.29 1904   0.14   1.29      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    7.33                      1.89   5.44      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      7.33                      1.89   5.44      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     35.74                     32.04   3.70    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    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                         1      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         7     -4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                       111    -19      142       
  SINCE SEP 1     92                       111    -19      142       
  SINCE JAN 1   1565                      1319    246     1585       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 15 2006.....SUNRISE   651 AM EDT   SUNSET   717 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 16 2006.....SUNRISE   652 AM EDT   SUNSET   716 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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