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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
301 AM EST SAT FEB 25 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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         54    341 PM  82    1985  52      2       38       
  MINIMUM         30   1155 PM  11    1914  31     -1       31       
  AVERAGE         42                        42      0       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.64 1979   0.11  -0.11     0.44    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      2.50  -1.03     0.90    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.17                      9.17   1.00     6.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.36                      6.05  -1.69     4.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  1952                           
  MONTH TO DATE    3.2                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      7.6                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        23      0       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  580                       616    -36      515       
  SINCE DEC 1   2002                      2237   -235     1980       
  SINCE JUL 1   2516                      2960   -444     2534       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     13           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    35                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        83      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         8      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 25 2006......SUNRISE   646 AM EST   SUNSET   559 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 26 2006......SUNRISE   645 AM EST   SUNSET   600 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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