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CDUS41 KAKQ 080828
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
426 AM EDT SUN OCT 8 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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         62   1057 PM  95    1941  72    -10       78       
  MINIMUM         55   1050 AM  33    1935  51      4       72       
  AVERAGE         59                        62     -3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.34          1.86 1951   0.12   1.22     1.65    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.19                      0.86   3.33     1.85    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.71                      4.84   8.87     1.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.12                     34.99   7.13    30.03    
                                                                     
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        6                         5      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        29    -18        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     27                        56    -29        2       
  SINCE JUL 1     27                        57    -30        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        17      7       46       
  SINCE SEP 1    195                       204     -9      374       
  SINCE JAN 1   1668                      1412    256     1817       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        95      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2006.......SUNRISE   711 AM EDT   SUNSET   642 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  9 2006.......SUNRISE   712 AM EDT   SUNSET   641 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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