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CDUS41 KAKQ 022131  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
531 PM EDT THU OCT 2 2008  
 
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..THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 68 144 PM 89 1941 74 -6 78  
MINIMUM 55 633 AM 37 1947 59 -4 67  
AVERAGE 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.14 1969 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.24 -0.10 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 9.55 4.30 5.25 0.38  
SINCE JAN 1 34.32 36.50 -2.18 24.62  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 2 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 4 -1 0  
SINCE SEP 1 3 12 -9 0  
SINCE JUL 1 3 12 -9 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 8  
MONTH TO DATE 3 8 -5 13  
SINCE SEP 1 274 243 31 302  
SINCE JAN 1 1679 1564 115 1727    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 42  
AVERAGE 68  
 
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THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 92 1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 42 1947  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2008.......SUNRISE 701 AM EDT SUNSET 646 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 3 2008.......SUNRISE 702 AM EDT SUNSET 645 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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