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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
121 AM EDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         89        MM  95    1985  70     19       87        
  MINIMUM         58        MM  29    1926  47     11       58        
  AVERAGE         74                        58     16       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1940   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.44                      2.11  -0.67     2.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.43                      6.20  -0.77     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.24                     12.73  -2.49     8.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      5.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      5.7                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       193    -39      215       
  SINCE MAR 1    762                       721     41      674       
  SINCE JUL 1   3415                      3770   -355     3753       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        20      1       27       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        28     -7       30       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        29     -5       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 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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