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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
120 AM EDT WED JUN 1 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         79        MM  98    1991  80     -1       86        
  MINIMUM         59        MM  46    1996  59      0       69        
  AVERAGE         69                        70     -1       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          2.12 1972   0.12   0.30     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.22                      3.96   0.26     3.06    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.26                     11.23  -0.97     8.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.07                     17.76  -2.69    11.98    
                                                                     
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                        80     21       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    922                       862     60      722       
  SINCE JUL 1   3575                      3911   -336     3801       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         6     -2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                       107    -52      284       
  SINCE MAR 1     81                       148    -67      353       
  SINCE JAN 1     84                       149    -65      353       
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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     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  1 2005..........SUNRISE   550 AM EDT   SUNSET   825 PM EDT   
JUNE  2 2005..........SUNRISE   549 AM EDT   SUNSET   826 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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