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CDUS41 KAKQ 070926
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
426 AM EST THU DEC 7 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         55    345 PM  81    1998  52      3       38       
  MINIMUM         26    552 AM  18    1969  33     -7       27       
  AVERAGE         41                        43     -2       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1930   0.09  -0.09     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.59  -0.33     1.46    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.26                      0.59  -0.33     1.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     50.98                     41.38   9.60    37.19    
                                                                     
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       24                        22      2       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                       126    -14      150       
  SINCE DEC 1    112                       126    -14      150       
  SINCE JUL 1    664                       849   -185      664       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         1      2        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                         1      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1695                      1435    260     1839       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
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    81           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        81      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        15      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2006......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   451 PM EST   
DECEMBER  8 2006......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   451 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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