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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
123 AM EDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         73        MM  94    1974  76     -3       85        
  MINIMUM         53        MM  36    1984  55     -2       64        
  AVERAGE         63                        66     -3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.16 1932   0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.29                      2.16  -0.87     1.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.33                      9.43  -2.10     7.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.14                     15.96  -3.82    10.56    
                                                                     
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        2                         2      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        60     19       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    900                       842     58      722       
  SINCE JUL 1   3553                      3891   -338     3801       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        41    -14      123       
  SINCE MAR 1     53                        82    -29      192       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        83    -27      192       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        95      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 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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