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CLIORF


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
118 AM EDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE NORFOLK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         69        MM  92    2000  73     -4       87        
  MINIMUM         50        MM  38    1964  55     -5       59        
  AVERAGE         60                        64     -4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.08 1992   0.12  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      0.84   0.93     1.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.76                      8.30  -1.54     6.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.56                     15.57  -4.01     9.44    
                                                                     
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        5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        27     28       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    898                       762    136      615       
  SINCE JUL 1   3409                      3325     84     3070       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15       24       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        58    -36       99       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        61    -35      104       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE NORFOLK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        95      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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