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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON                        
535 PM EDT WED MAY 8 2002

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...THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         78    145 PM  93    1936  75      3       71       
  MINIMUM         56    541 AM  35    1989  52      4       38       
  AVERAGE         67                        64      3       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.03R         T    2001   0.15  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      1.11  -0.50     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.58                      8.20   0.38     5.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.42                     14.67  -4.25     8.09    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        22     22       26       
  SINCE MAR 1    880                       854     26      976       
  SINCE JUL 1   3729                      4114   -385     4650       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8       24       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                         0     63       61       
  SINCE JAN 1     66                         0     66       61       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2002...........SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2002...........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.