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CDUS41 KAKQ 060830
CLIWAL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
430 AM EDT WED AUG 6 2008
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..THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 2008
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1963 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 87 1059 AM 96 1995 85 2 86
MINIMUM 70 524 AM 58 1985 68 2 71
AVERAGE 79 77 2 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.54 0.12 -0.12 0.26
MONTH TO DATE 0.23 0.60 -0.37 0.26
SINCE JUN 1 7.41 7.32 0.09 9.03
SINCE JAN 1 24.48 23.51 0.97 20.80
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 14 12 2 14
MONTH TO DATE 72 59 13 73
SINCE JUN 1 766 732 34 652
SINCE JAN 1 806 741 65 735
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 800 PM
LOWEST 43 1100 AM
AVERAGE 65
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 96 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 58 1994
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 6 2008........SUNRISE 610 AM EDT SUNSET 805 PM EDT
AUGUST 7 2008........SUNRISE 611 AM EDT SUNSET 804 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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