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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
118 AM EST THU MAR 3 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         43    345 PM  81    1972  54    -11       69       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM  18    1950  33     -3       56       
  AVERAGE         37                        43     -6       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.42 1994   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.24  -0.24      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.24  -0.24      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      4.81                      6.77  -1.96     3.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      5.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        21      7        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        43     12       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        43     12       13       
  SINCE JUL 1   2708                      3092   -384     3092       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         1      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
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    59           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        79      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        14      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   605 PM EST   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM EST   SUNSET   606 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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