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CDUS41 KAKQ 052128  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
527 PM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008  
 
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..THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 78 259 PM 93 1941 73 5 79  
MINIMUM 55 508 AM 40 1974 57 -2 72  
AVERAGE 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.24 1948 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.60 -0.46 0.01  
SINCE SEP 1 9.55 4.66 4.89 0.39  
SINCE JAN 1 34.32 36.86 -2.54 24.63  
 
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 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 11 -3 0  
SINCE SEP 1 8 19 -11 0  
SINCE JUL 1 8 19 -11 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 3 -1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 5 18 -13 47  
SINCE SEP 1 276 253 23 336  
SINCE JAN 1 1681 1574 107 1761    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
 
 
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 52  
AVERAGE 73  
 
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THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 94 1954  
1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 1965  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2008.......SUNRISE 704 AM EDT SUNSET 642 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 6 2008.......SUNRISE 705 AM EDT SUNSET 640 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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