350  
CDUS41 KAKQ 082125  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
525 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008  
 
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..THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 74 311 PM 92 1941 72 2 84  
MINIMUM 47 339 AM 42 1889 56 -9 72  
AVERAGE 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.16 1996 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.96 -0.82 0.01  
SINCE SEP 1 9.55 5.02 4.53 0.39  
SINCE JAN 1 34.32 37.22 -2.90 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 4 3 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 20 -2 0  
SINCE SEP 1 18 28 -10 0  
SINCE JUL 1 18 28 -10 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 5 26 -21 85  
SINCE SEP 1 276 261 15 374  
SINCE JAN 1 1681 1582 99 1799    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
 
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 49  
AVERAGE 71  
 
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THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 39 1988  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2008.......SUNRISE 706 AM EDT SUNSET 637 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 9 2008.......SUNRISE 707 AM EDT SUNSET 636 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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