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CDUS41 KAKQ 160830
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
428 AM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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         81    224 PM  97    1930  80      1       91       
  MINIMUM         61    617 AM  44    1985  60      1       74       
  AVERAGE         71                        70      1       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.52 1890   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.33                      2.03   5.30      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      7.33                      2.03   5.30      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     35.74                     32.18   3.56    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                         1      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                         2     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         6      0       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                       117    -19      160       
  SINCE SEP 1     98                       117    -19      160       
  SINCE JAN 1   1571                      1325    246     1603       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 16 2006.....SUNRISE   652 AM EDT   SUNSET   716 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 17 2006.....SUNRISE   653 AM EDT   SUNSET   714 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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