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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
119 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         89        MM 106    1918  87      2       79        
  MINIMUM         70        MM  53    1933  68      2       57        
  AVERAGE         80                        77      3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.86 1974   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.01  -0.98     4.24    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.50                      9.22   1.28    20.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.57                     26.98  -1.41    32.59    
                                                                     
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       15                        13      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                        93     29       77       
  SINCE JUN 1    989                       785    204      805       
  SINCE JAN 1   1073                       934    139     1158       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       100      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        57      2002                    
                                             1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2005........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 PM EDT   
AUGUST  9 2005........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 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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