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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
424 AM EDT WED APR 19 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         70    409 PM  95    1976  70      0       81       
  MINIMUM         37    340 AM  29    1951  46     -9       46       
  AVERAGE         54                        58     -4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1924   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.91  -0.90     1.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.21                      6.00  -4.79     5.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.57                     12.53  -6.96    10.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       178    -59      154       
  SINCE MAR 1    600                       706   -106      762       
  SINCE JUL 1   3222                      3755   -533     3415       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        18      7        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        26     16        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     42                        27     15       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2006.........SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
APRIL 20 2006.........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 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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