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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON                        
1232 AM EST SUN MAR 31 2002

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...THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         77    349 PM  91    1910  63     14       69       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  23    1941  42     14       38       
  AVERAGE         67                         0     67       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T   R         T    2001   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.21                      3.63  -0.42     4.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.21                      3.63  -0.42     4.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.05                     10.10  -5.05     7.05    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        13    -13       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  557                       577    -20      657       
  SINCE MAR 1    557                       577    -20      657       
  SINCE JUL 1   3406                      3837   -431     4331       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        92      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2002.........SUNRISE   601 AM EST   SUNSET   636 PM EST   
APRIL  1 2002.........SUNRISE   559 AM EST   SUNSET   637 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.