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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
117 AM EDT MON MAY 23 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         80        MM  96    1941  78      2       89        
  MINIMUM         47        MM  38    2002  56     -9       66        
  AVERAGE         64                        67     -3       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1990   0.13  -0.13     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.43                      2.81  -0.38     1.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.47                     10.08  -1.61     7.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.28                     16.61  -3.33    10.77    
                                                                     
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        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        70     16       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    907                       852     55      722       
  SINCE JUL 1   3560                      3901   -341     3801       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        60    -31      180       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                       101    -46      249       
  SINCE JAN 1     58                       102    -44      249       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 PM EDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 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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