583  
CDUS41 KAKQ 290844  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
443 AM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008  
 
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..THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 82 139 PM 98 2006 83 -1 82  
MINIMUM 75 931 PM 57 1963 69 6 72  
1946  
AVERAGE 79 76 3 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 3.00 1998 0.15 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 4.36 -3.69 3.71  
SINCE JUN 1 7.79 13.30 -5.51 12.35  
SINCE JAN 1 24.77 31.77 -7.00 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 14 11 3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 362 367 -5 433  
SINCE JUN 1 1237 1123 114 1219  
SINCE JAN 1 1363 1288 75 1394    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1200 AM  
LOWEST 74 100 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
 
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THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 51 1982  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 29 2008........SUNRISE 634 AM EDT SUNSET 737 PM EDT  
AUGUST 30 2008........SUNRISE 634 AM EDT SUNSET 735 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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