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CDUS41 KAKQ 240826
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
426 AM EDT TUE OCT 24 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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         58   1137 AM  87    1947  67     -9       67       
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM  23    1930  44     -1       41       
  AVERAGE         51                        56     -5       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.18 1971   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.77                      2.72   2.05     2.67    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.29                      6.70   7.59     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.70                     36.85   5.85    30.85    
                                                                     
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                         9      5       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                       143    -31       39       
  SINCE SEP 1    128                       170    -42       41       
  SINCE JUL 1    128                       171    -43       41       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        33      8       61       
  SINCE SEP 1    212                       220     -8      389       
  SINCE JAN 1   1685                      1428    257     1832       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        86      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        27      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 24 2006.......SUNRISE   726 AM EDT   SUNSET   620 PM EDT   
OCTOBER 25 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM EDT   SUNSET   619 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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