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Preliminary Local Climatological Data (WS Form: F-6)
Station: RICHMOND VIRGINIA
Month: MAY
Year: 2000
Temperature in F : :Pcpn :Snow: Wind :Sunshine: Sky :Pk Wnd
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1 2 3 4 5 6a 6b 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Dy Max Min Avg Dep HDD CDD Wtr Snw Dpth Avg Spd Dir Min Psbl S-S Wx Spd Dr
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1 81 44 63 1 2 0 0.00 0.0 0 11.6 28 210 0 0 0 32 220
2 78 50 64 2 1 0 0.00 0.0 0 11.3 24 210 0 0 0 30 220
3 73 45 59 -3 6 0 0.00 0.0 0 6.2 15 130 0 0 0 20 130
4 78 49 64 1 1 0 0.00 0.0 0 8.1 16 190 0 0 0 1,8 20 190
5 85 59 72 9 0 7 0.00 0.0 0 8.3 13 210 0 0 0 16 250
6 89 59 74 11 0 9 0.00 0.0 0 4.0 11 210 0 0 0 8 14 220
7 91 65 78 15 0 13 0.00 0.0 0 7.1 14 200 0 0 0 8,1 17 200
8 91 61 76 12 0 11 0.00 0.0 0 9.8 17 200 0 0 0 21 200
9 89 65 77 13 0 12 0.00 0.0 0 12.3 20 220 0 0 0 24 230
10 87 57 72 8 0 7 0.00 0.0 0 14.2 29 230 0 0 0 36 280
11 80 47 64 -1 1 0 0.00 0.0 0 5.1 13 240 0 0 0 8 16 250
12 91 59 75 10 0 10 0.00 0.0 0 10.8 22 240 0 0 0 28 240
13 94 66 80 15 0 15 0.25 0.0 0 0.0 30 290 0 0 0 1,8,3 41 270
14 79 60 70 5 0 5 T 0.0 0 7.4 16 360 0 0 0 21 10
15 72 54 63 -3 2 0 T 0.0 0 7.4 15 10 0 0 0 20 10
16 74 49 62 -4 3 0 T 0.0 0 5.5 14 140 0 0 0 18 190
17 80 56 68 2 0 3 0.01 0.0 0 5.9 14 180 0 0 0 1,8 16 180
18 87 66 77 10 0 12 0.00 0.0 0 16.9 29 220 0 0 0 38 220
19 89 67 78 11 0 13 0.77 0.0 0 9.9 26 320 0 0 0 1,3 29 360
20 72 60 66 -1 0 1 0.22 0.0 0 6.9 15 30 0 0 0 1,8,3 17 40
21 68 58 63 -4 2 0 0.07 0.0 0 5.9 14 80 0 0 0 1 15 120
22 73 57 65 -3 0 0 0.52 0.0 0 5.6 13 30 0 0 0 1,3 16 100
23 73 53 63 -5 2 0 T 0.0 0 6.9 14 140 0 0 0 1,8 17 180
24 87 67 77 9 0 12 0.00 0.0 0 10.5 17 240 0 0 0 1 22 260
25 78 64 71 2 0 6 0.01 0.0 0 8.7 16 240 0 0 0 8 20 250
26 81 54 68 -1 0 3 0.00 0.0 0 5.2 15 300 0 0 0 20 280
27 79 59 69 0 0 4 0.58 0.0 0 6.1 16 20 0 0 0 3,8,1 20 20
28 64 58 61 -8 4 0 0.40 0.0 0 6.5 20 90 0 0 0 1,8,3 24 90
29 58 49 54 -16 11 0 0.20 0.0 0 11.3 22 20 0 0 0 1 28 60
30 62 49 56 -14 9 0 0.00 0.0 0 10.2 20 20 0 0 0 24 30
31 75 52 64 -6 1 0 0.00 0.0 0 3.9 10 20 0 0 0 13 40
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Sm 2458 1758 45 143 3.03 0 249.5 0 0
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Av 79.3 56.7 8.0 Fastst Psbl % 0.0 Max(mph)
Misc ----> 30 290 0 0 41 270
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Notes:
# Last of several occurrences
Column 17 Peak Wind in M.P.H.
SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16
1 = FOG
2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
3 = THUNDER
4 = ICE PELLETS
5 = HAIL
6 = GLAZE OR RIME
7 = BLOWING DUST OR SAND: VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
8 = SMOKE OR HAZE
9 = BLOWING SNOW
x = TORNADO