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CDUS41 KAKQ 310946
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
445 AM EST TUE OCT 31 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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         73    335 PM  86    1946  65      8       71       
  MINIMUM         39    626 AM  23    1965  42     -3       35       
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.08 1949   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.12                      3.49   2.63     3.74    
  SINCE SEP 1     15.64                      7.47   8.17     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.05                     37.62   6.43    31.92    
                                                                     
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        9                        11     -2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       214    -19      147       
  SINCE SEP 1    211                       241    -30      149       
  SINCE JUL 1    211                       242    -31      149       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2006.......SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   512 PM EST   
NOVEMBER  1 2006......SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   511 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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