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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
321 AM EST WED DEC 7 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         38    409 PM  81    1998  52    -14       58       
  MINIMUM         27   1147 PM  18    1969  33     -6       45       
  AVERAGE         33                        43    -10       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.17 1930   0.09  -0.06     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.46                      0.59   0.87     0.25    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.46                      0.59   0.87     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.19                     41.38  -4.19    56.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           1.8  1954                           
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        22     10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       126     24      103       
  SINCE DEC 1    150                       126     24      103       
  SINCE JUL 1    664                       849   -185      657       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1839                      1435    404     1668       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        81      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        15      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   451 PM EST   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   451 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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