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CLIORF


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
118 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         70        MM  93    1942  71     -1       79        
  MINIMUM         55        MM  38    1876  53      2       60        
  AVERAGE         63                        62      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.98 1966   0.12   0.12     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.12   0.12     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.23                      7.58  -2.35     4.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.03                     14.85  -4.82     8.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.2                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.2                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         5     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    845                       740    105      594       
  SINCE JUL 1   3356                      3303     53     3049       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        45    -23       80       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        48    -22       85       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        43      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 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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