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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
124 AM EDT THU AUG 4 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         94        MM  99    1987  87      7       86        
  MINIMUM         75        MM  56    1959  68      7       73        
  AVERAGE         85                        78      7       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.27 1958   0.15  -0.15     0.44    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.45  -0.45     3.91    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.47                      8.66   1.81    20.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.54                     26.42  -0.88    32.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      5.7                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                         8     -5        1       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        13      7       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        41     10       45       
  SINCE JUN 1    918                       733    185      773       
  SINCE JAN 1   1002                       882    120     1126       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        99      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        57      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2005........SUNRISE   616 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
AUGUST  5 2005........SUNRISE   617 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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