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CDUS41 KAKQ 040827
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
426 AM EDT WED OCT 4 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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    329 PM  94    1919  74      9       82       
  MINIMUM         57    646 AM  32    1974  52      5       52       
  AVERAGE         70                        63      7       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 1985   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.38  -0.36     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.54                      4.36   5.18     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.95                     34.51   3.44    28.18    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     16                        38    -22        2       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                        39    -23        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         9      0        8       
  SINCE SEP 1    180                       196    -16      336       
  SINCE JAN 1   1653                      1404    249     1779       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        94      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        28      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2006.......SUNRISE   707 AM EDT   SUNSET   648 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  5 2006.......SUNRISE   708 AM EDT   SUNSET   647 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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