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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC                  
433 PM EST WED MAR 5 2003

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...THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2003...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1889 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         69    253 PM  82    1983  54     15       49       
  MINIMUM         37    650 AM  13    1978  33      4       16       
  AVERAGE         53                        43     10       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.02         MM      MM   0.13  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.65  -0.36     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      0.65  -0.36     1.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.58                      7.66   0.92     3.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           12                        22    -10       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       112     12      146       
  SINCE MAR 1    124                       112     12      146       
  SINCE JUL 1   3842                      3314    528     2995       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        81      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        12      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2003.........SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   611 PM EST   
MARCH  6 2003.........SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   612 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.