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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
746 AM EST SUN MAR 20 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         60   1232 PM  87    1908  59      1       57       
  MINIMUM         32    526 AM  19    1876  41     -9       40       
  AVERAGE         46                        50     -4       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.18 1958   0.13  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      2.53  -1.49     1.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.04                      2.53  -1.49     1.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.84                      9.80  -3.96     5.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        15      4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  435                       329    106      236       
  SINCE MAR 1    435                       329    106      236       
  SINCE JUL 1   2946                      2892     54     2691       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         3      1       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        84      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM EST   SUNSET   617 PM EST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM EST   SUNSET   618 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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