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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
929 AM EDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              99   10/06/1941
 LOW               21   10/27/1962
HIGHEST            88   10/03        70      18       86  10/18
LOWEST             38   10/30        53     -15       38  10/31
                                                          10/30
AVG. MAXIMUM     70.4              70.1     0.3     71.0
AVG. MINIMUM     54.5              54.0     0.5     53.5
MEAN             62.5              62.1     0.4     62.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.12   1971
 MINIMUM         0.01   2000
TOTALS           8.98              3.42    5.56     2.13
DAILY AVG.       0.29              0.11    0.18     0.07
DAYS >= .01         9               7.6     1.4        6
DAYS >= .10         9               5.1     3.9        5
DAYS >= .50         4               2.3     1.7        2
DAYS >= 1.00        2               0.8     1.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    4.55   10/28 TO 10/29

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            0.0   5
                        0
                        -26215
TOTALS            0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31           10/31 TO 10/31
                                                          10/31 TO 10/31
                                                          10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     138
 SINCE 7/1        142               157     -15      137
COOLING TOTAL      68                55      13       57
 SINCE 1/1       1850              1620     230     2098
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/020    DATE  10/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/040    DATE  10/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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