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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
120 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         87        MM  92    1916  75     12       87        
  MINIMUM         54        MM  32    1966  53      1       64        
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.05 1981   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.38  -0.29     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.13                      8.65  -1.52     6.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.94                     15.18  -3.24    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        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        44     31       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    896                       826     70      722       
  SINCE JUL 1   3549                      3875   -326     3801       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        23    -16       57       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        64    -31      126       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        65    -29      126       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        38      1941                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 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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