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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
302 AM EST THU FEB 23 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         43    153 PM  73    1985  51     -8       52       
  MINIMUM         28   1217 AM   6    1968  31     -3       37       
  AVERAGE         36                        41     -5       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.95 1987   0.11  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.40                      2.28  -0.88     0.46    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.10                      8.95   1.15     6.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.29                      5.83  -1.54     3.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  2001                           
  MONTH TO DATE    3.2                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      7.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        24      5       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  540                       570    -30      464       
  SINCE DEC 1   1962                      2191   -229     1929       
  SINCE JUL 1   2476                      2914   -438     2483       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         1     -1        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        75      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        12      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2006......SUNRISE   649 AM EST   SUNSET   557 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 24 2006......SUNRISE   647 AM EST   SUNSET   558 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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