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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
118 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         56        MM  92    1965  73    -17       64        
  MINIMUM         46        MM  32    1986  51     -5       41        
  AVERAGE         51                        62    -11       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.90 1978   0.12   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      0.48   0.42     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.94                      7.75  -0.81     6.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.75                     14.28  -2.53    10.19    
                                                                     
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       14                         4     10       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        19     23       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    863                       801     62      716       
  SINCE JUL 1   3516                      3850   -334     3795       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       17       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        49    -23       86       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        50    -21       86       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 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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