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CDUS41 KAKQ 160828
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
426 AM EDT MON OCT 16 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         65    306 PM  90    1985  69     -4       80       
  MINIMUM         37    638 AM  31    1934  47    -10       55       
  AVERAGE         51                        58     -7       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.15 1954   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.19                      1.82   2.37     2.52    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.71                      5.80   7.91     2.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.12                     35.95   6.17    30.70    
                                                                     
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       14                         7      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        77    -22        5       
  SINCE SEP 1     71                       104    -33        7       
  SINCE JUL 1     71                       105    -34        7       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        28      1       60       
  SINCE SEP 1    200                       215    -15      388       
  SINCE JAN 1   1673                      1423    250     1831       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        32      1939                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2006.......SUNRISE   718 AM EDT   SUNSET   631 PM EDT   
OCTOBER 17 2006.......SUNRISE   719 AM EDT   SUNSET   630 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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