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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
301 AM EST THU DEC 29 2005

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         60    410 PM  77    1984  47     13       40       
  MINIMUM         32    210 AM   9    1925  29      3       20       
  AVERAGE         46                        38      8       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.28 1926   0.10  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.65                      2.79   2.86     2.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.65                      2.79   2.86     2.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.38                     43.58  -2.20    58.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1966                           
  MONTH TO DATE    4.4                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        27     -8       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  754                       667     87      643       
  SINCE DEC 1    754                       667     87      643       
  SINCE JUL 1   1268                      1390   -122     1197       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        78      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         5      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM EST   SUNSET   500 PM EST   
DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   724 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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