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CDUS41 KAKQ 190829
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
428 AM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         87    220 PM  95    1978  79      8       92       
  MINIMUM         62    559 AM  43    1966  59      3       69       
  AVERAGE         75                        69      6       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.32 2003   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.34                      2.42   4.92      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      7.34                      2.42   4.92      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     35.75                     32.57   3.18    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                         4     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                         4     -3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                         5     -4        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       135    -11      212       
  SINCE SEP 1    124                       135    -11      212       
  SINCE JAN 1   1597                      1343    254     1655       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        43      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2006.....SUNRISE   655 AM EDT   SUNSET   711 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2006.....SUNRISE   655 AM EDT   SUNSET   709 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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