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CDUS41 KAKQ 280826  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
426 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008  
 
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..THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 2008  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 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 77 1258 PM 98 1987 83 -6 83  
MINIMUM 72 511 AM 57 1963 69 3 74  
AVERAGE 75 76 -1 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.77 1998 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.64 4.21 -3.57 3.71  
SINCE JUN 1 7.76 13.15 -5.39 12.35  
SINCE JAN 1 24.74 31.62 -6.88 24.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 4 -4 2  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 12 -2 14  
MONTH TO DATE 348 356 -8 421  
SINCE JUN 1 1223 1112 111 1207  
SINCE JAN 1 1349 1277 72 1382    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 700 PM  
LOWEST 60 100 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 57 1963  
1946  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2008........SUNRISE 633 AM EDT SUNSET 738 PM EDT  
AUGUST 29 2008........SUNRISE 634 AM EDT SUNSET 737 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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