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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
426 AM EST WED JAN 3 2007

PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARIES FOR 2006.

RICHMOND

        TEMPERATURE     PRECIPITATION
JAN     45.0    +8.6    2.89"   -0.66"
FEB     40.3    +0.8    1.47"   -1.51"
MAR     49.8    +2.1    0.20"   -3.89"
APR     60.2    +3.1    2.18"   -1.00"
MAY     65.4     0.0    3.24"   -0.72"
JUN     74.9    +1.4    7.85"   +4.31"
JUL     81.5    +3.6    4.59"   -0.08"
AUG     80.5    +4.2    5.99"   +1.81"
SEP     69.9    +0.1    9.52"   +5.54"
OCT     59.8    +1.5    6.12"   +2.52"
NOV     53.7    +4.2    6.67"   +3.61"
DEC     47.3    +6.9    1.42"   -1.70"

ANNUAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR 2006 WAS 60.7 DEGREES...WHICH 
WAS 3.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS MAKES 2006 THE 4TH WARMEST YEAR 
ON RECORD (SINCE 1880).

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR 2006 WAS 52.14"...WHICH WAS 8.23" ABOVE 
NORMAL. 

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NORFOLK

        TEMPERATURE     PRECIPITATION
JAN     47.4    +7.3    2.68"   -1.25"
FEB     42.6    +0.6    0.65"   -2.69"
MAR     49.7    +0.7    0.52"   -3.56"
APR     60.5    +3.1    3.65"   +0.27"
MAY     66.2    -0.1    2.96"   -0.78"
JUN     74.4    -0.1   10.53"   +6.76"
JUL     80.8    +1.7    1.34"   -3.83"
AUG     81.3    +3.9    3.13"   -1.66"
SEP     70.3    -1.8   11.64"   +7.58"
OCT     61.1     0.0    3.54"   +0.07"
NOV     54.5    +2.2    6.46"   +3.48"
DEC     48.2    +4.0    2.06"   -0.97"

ANNUAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR 2006 WAS 61.4 DEGREES...WHICH WAS 
1.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. 

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR 2006 WAS 49.16"...WHICH WAS 3.42" ABOVE 
NORMAL.

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SALISBURY

        TEMPERATURE     PRECIPITATION
JAN     42.2    +6.5    3.11"   -0.98"
FEB     35.9    -2.0    1.47"   -2.09"
MAR     43.0    -2.5    0.15"   -4.47"
APR     53.9    -0.4    2.81"   -0.60"
MAY     60.6    -2.8    3.02"   -0.85"
JUN     70.0    -2.2    8.21"   +4.64"
JUL     76.8    -0.5    4.53"   -0.01"
AUG     75.0    -0.5    1.41"   -3.58"
SEP     64.8    -4.3    9.27"   +5.54"
OCT     55.0    -2.6    6.90"   +3.26"
NOV     50.3    +1.7    6.21"   +2.91"
DEC     42.2    +2.2    2.47"   -1.25"        

ANNUAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR 2006 WAS 55.8 DEGREES...WHICH WAS 
0.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR 2006 WAS 49.56"...WHICH WAS 2.52" ABOVE  
NORMAL.

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