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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
103 PM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             100   MM
 LOW               36   MM
HIGHEST            91   05/16        75      16       89  05/29
                                                          05/04
LOWEST             45   05/14        57     -12       52  05/12
AVG. MAXIMUM     75.7              75.4     0.3     77.9
AVG. MINIMUM     59.5              57.9     1.6     62.6
MEAN             67.6              66.6     1.0     70.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      2               1.2     0.8        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        19.63   2010
 MINIMUM         0.54   1880
TOTALS           4.15              3.41    0.74     6.43
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.11    0.02     0.21
DAYS >= .01        12              10.6     1.4       10
DAYS >= .10         8               6.6     1.4        7
DAYS >= .50         2               2.5    -0.5        4
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.7     0.3        4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.71   05/18 TO 05/18

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            9.1   2010
TOTALS            0.0
SINCE 7/1         1.8               5.8    -4.0      0.5
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   05/31 TO 05/31           05/31 TO 05/31
                                                          05/31 TO 05/31
                                                          05/31 TO 05/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      67
 SINCE 7/1       3266              3371    -105     2308
COOLING TOTAL     155               122      33      178
 SINCE 1/1        221               166      55      269
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/220    DATE  05/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    35/340    DATE  05/24

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

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
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      1
HAZE                      3

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

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