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CDUS41 KAKQ 180829  
CLIWAL  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
428 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008  
 
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..THE WALLOPS ISLAND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 84 311 PM 95 1997 85 -1 86  
MINIMUM 64 244 AM 57 1979 68 -4 73  
AVERAGE 74 77 -3 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.33 0.12 -0.12 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 1.59 2.04 -0.45 0.58  
SINCE JUN 1 8.77 8.76 0.01 9.35  
SINCE JAN 1 25.84 24.95 0.89 21.12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 12 -3 15  
MONTH TO DATE 184 194 -10 239  
SINCE JUN 1 878 867 11 818  
SINCE JAN 1 918 876 42 901    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 500 AM  
LOWEST 40 300 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
 
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 95 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 58 1981  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 750 PM EDT  
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE 621 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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