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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
409 AM EDT WED OCT 5 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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         81    257 PM  94    1986  73      8       76       
  MINIMUM         60    437 AM  28    1974  52      8       59       
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.04 1964   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.50  -0.50     0.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.08                      4.48  -4.40     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.18                     34.63  -6.45    50.82    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      2                        42    -40        6       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        43    -41        6       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        11      3       18       
  SINCE SEP 1    342                       198    144      228       
  SINCE JAN 1   1785                      1406    379     1645       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        98      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2005.......SUNRISE   708 AM EDT   SUNSET   646 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  6 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM EDT   SUNSET   645 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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