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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
414 AM EDT THU MAY 11 2006

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...THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         78    342 PM  94    1963  75      3       79       
  MINIMUM         48    516 AM  35    1966  53     -5       49       
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1990   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.73                      1.25   0.48     1.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.11                      8.52  -4.41     7.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.47                     15.05  -6.58    11.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002                           
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      8.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      8.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        41      6       75       
  SINCE MAR 1    701                       823   -122      896       
  SINCE JUL 1   3323                      3872   -549     3549       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        20     -3        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        61      7       27       
  SINCE JAN 1     68                        62      6       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2006...........SUNRISE   604 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
MAY 12 2006...........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 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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