APRIL CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT FOR NORFOLK VIRGINIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA   
752 AM EST MON MAY 1 2000

TEMPERATURE DATA......
                             (DEGREES F)
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.... 57.5    0.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 65.9
AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 49.0
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS  81 ON DAY 3 AND 8
LOWEST  TEMPERATURE WAS  37 ON DAY 1

HEATING DEGREE DAYS           (BASE 65)        COOLING DEGREE DAYS
MONTHLY TOTAL ...........   227       MONTHLY TOTAL ..........   10
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....   -22       DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL...   +1 
SEASONAL TOTAL (JUL-JUN).  2951       SEASONAL TOTAL (JAN-DEC)   17 
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....  -493       DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL...   +8


PRECIPITATION DATA....
                              ..RAIN..
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH.........   3.70  OR   0.64 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL 
TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST.....  12.30  OR   1.61 INCHES BELOW NORMAL  
                              ..SNOW..
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH.........   0.0
TOTAL FOR THE SEASON........   9.1
GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WAS     0 INCHES ON DAY(S) __ __

                         ..NUMBER OF DAYS..
WITH  .01 INCHES OR MORE 14          HIGHS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER  0
WITH  .10 INCHES OR MORE  5          HIGHS 90 DEGREES OR WARMER  0
WITH  .50 INCHES OR MORE  4          LOWS  32 DEGREES OR COLDER  0
WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE  1          LOWS   0 DEGREES OR COLDER  0

SEA LEVEL PRESSURE............

HIGHEST 30.52  INCHES ON DAY 13
LOWEST  29.46  INCHES ON DAY 21

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