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CDUS41 KAKQ 202131  
CLIWAL  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
529 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008  
 
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..THE WALLOPS ISLAND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 77 139 PM 97 1983 82 -5 78  
MINIMUM 65 610 AM 57 2000 66 -1 67  
1998  
1976  
AVERAGE 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.39 1969 0.12 -0.12 0.97  
MONTH TO DATE 1.59 2.40 -0.81 1.72  
SINCE JUN 1 8.77 9.12 -0.35 10.49  
SINCE JAN 1 25.84 25.31 0.53 22.26  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73  
LOWEST 49  
AVERAGE 61  
 
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THE WALLOPS ISLAND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 95 1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 54 2000  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE 622 AM EDT SUNSET 748 PM EDT  
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE 623 AM EDT SUNSET 746 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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