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CDUS41 KAKQ 072131  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
529 PM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008  
 
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..THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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 66 1130 AM 90 1941 72 -6 89  
MINIMUM 60 630 AM 42 1966 56 4 69  
1935  
AVERAGE 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.21 1891 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.84 -0.70 0.01  
SINCE SEP 1 9.55 4.90 4.65 0.39  
SINCE JAN 1 34.32 37.10 -2.78 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 2 3 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 17 -7 0  
SINCE SEP 1 10 25 -15 0  
SINCE JUL 1 10 25 -15 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 14  
MONTH TO DATE 5 24 -19 72  
SINCE SEP 1 276 259 17 361  
SINCE JAN 1 1681 1580 101 1786    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73  
LOWEST 37  
AVERAGE 55  
 
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THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 42 1889  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 7 2008.......SUNRISE 706 AM EDT SUNSET 639 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 8 2008.......SUNRISE 706 AM EDT SUNSET 637 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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