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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
302 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2006

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   1233 PM  69    2000  46      4       54       
  MINIMUM         30    248 AM  10    1928  28      2       44       
  AVERAGE         40                        37      3       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.83          1.36 1979   0.11   0.72     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      0.22   0.61     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.64                      3.34   3.30     2.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.83                      0.22   0.61     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.6  1918                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      4.4                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        27     -2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        54     -6       24       
  SINCE DEC 1    858                       802     56      719       
  SINCE JUL 1   1372                      1525   -153     1273       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        74      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         7      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2006.......SUNRISE   724 AM EST   SUNSET   504 PM EST   
JANUARY  4 2006.......SUNRISE   724 AM EST   SUNSET   505 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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