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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
119 AM EDT SAT MAY 28 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         85        MM  97    1941  79      6       85        
  MINIMUM         57        MM  41    1961  58     -1       66        
  AVERAGE         71                        68      3       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.54 1968   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.73                      3.46   0.27     2.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.77                     10.73  -0.96     8.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.58                     17.26  -2.68    11.44    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                        76     25       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    922                       858     64      722       
  SINCE JUL 1   3575                      3907   -332     3801       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        84    -41      257       
  SINCE MAR 1     69                       125    -56      326       
  SINCE JAN 1     72                       126    -54      326       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       100      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        38      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM EDT   SUNSET   822 PM EDT   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM EDT   SUNSET   823 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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