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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
437 AM EDT SAT SEP 17 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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    212 PM  97    1991  80     14       78       
  MINIMUM         73   1223 AM  45    1966  60     13       68       
  AVERAGE         84                        70     14       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.53 1999   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.16  -2.16     4.04    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         2.16  -2.16     4.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.10                     32.31  -4.21    48.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         3     -3        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         6     13        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       123     56      145       
  SINCE SEP 1    179                       123     56      145       
  SINCE JAN 1   1622                      1331    291     1562       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2005.....SUNRISE   653 AM EDT   SUNSET   714 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM EDT   SUNSET   712 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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