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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
124 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         83        MM  94    1956  76      7       88        
  MINIMUM         57        MM  40    1941  54      3       68        
  AVERAGE         70                        65      5       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 1972   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.77  -0.68     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.13                      9.04  -1.91     6.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.94                     15.57  -3.63    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   77                        53     24       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    898                       835     63      722       
  SINCE JUL 1   3551                      3884   -333     3801       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        32    -11       90       
  SINCE MAR 1     47                        73    -26      159       
  SINCE JAN 1     50                        74    -24      159       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        97      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 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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