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CDUS41 KAKQ 180828
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
427 AM EDT WED OCT 18 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         67   1159 PM  86    1925  69     -2       69       
  MINIMUM         56    426 AM  32    1935  46     10       49       
  AVERAGE         62                        58      4       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          3.09 1932   0.12   0.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.61                      2.06   2.55     2.52    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.13                      6.04   8.09     2.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.54                     36.19   6.35    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        3                         8     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        92    -24       15       
  SINCE SEP 1     84                       119    -35       17       
  SINCE JUL 1     84                       120    -36       17       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        30     -1       60       
  SINCE SEP 1    200                       217    -17      388       
  SINCE JAN 1   1673                      1425    248     1831       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        87      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2006.......SUNRISE   720 AM EDT   SUNSET   628 PM EDT   
OCTOBER 19 2006.......SUNRISE   721 AM EDT   SUNSET   627 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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