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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
120 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         90        MM 101    1953  84      6       85        
  MINIMUM         75        MM  47    1965  65     10       70        
  AVERAGE         83                        74      9       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.68 2004   0.13  -0.13     6.68    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.56                      4.05  -1.49    16.30    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.03                     12.26   0.77    32.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.10                     30.02  -1.92    44.65    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                         9     -6        1       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        10      8       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  473                       358    115      323       
  SINCE JUN 1   1340                      1050    290     1051       
  SINCE JAN 1   1424                      1199    225     1404       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       103      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        46      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   639 AM EDT   SUNSET   739 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2005.....SUNRISE   640 AM EDT   SUNSET   738 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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