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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
301 AM EST WED DEC 28 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         50    329 PM  73    1971  47      3       36       
  MINIMUM         29    738 AM   4    1966  29      0       23       
  AVERAGE         40                        38      2       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1964   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.58                      2.69   2.89     2.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.58                      2.69   2.89     2.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.31                     43.48  -2.17    58.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1899                           
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        27     -2       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  735                       640     95      608       
  SINCE DEC 1    735                       640     95      608       
  SINCE JUL 1   1249                      1363   -114     1162       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        77      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         9      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM EST   SUNSET   459 PM EST   
DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM EST   SUNSET   500 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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