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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
417 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         75    355 PM  93    1976  69      6       62       
  MINIMUM         56    533 AM  27    1943  45     11       38       
  AVERAGE         66                        57      9       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.76 1987   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      1.71  -0.79     1.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.12                      5.80  -4.68     5.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.48                     12.33  -6.85    10.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1935                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                       162    -67      143       
  SINCE MAR 1    576                       690   -114      751       
  SINCE JUL 1   3198                      3739   -541     3404       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        16      9        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        24     18        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     42                        25     17       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        96      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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