APR CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT FOR RICHMOND VIRGINIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VIRGINIA
805 AM EDT MON MAY 01 2000

TEMPERATURE DATA......
                             (DEGREES F)
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.... 56.4   OR 0.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 66.9
AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 45.8
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS  80 ON DAY  6
LOWEST  TEMPERATURE WAS  35 ON DAY  1

HEATING DEGREE DAYS           (BASE 65)        COOLING DEGREE DAYS
MONTHLY TOTAL ...........   257       MONTHLY TOTAL ..........    6
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....    16       DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL...   -4
SEASONAL TOTAL (JUL-JUN).  3494       SEASONAL TOTAL (JAN-DEC)    11
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL....  -408       DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL...    1


PRECIPITATION DATA....
                              ..RAIN..
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH.........   4.78  OR   1.82 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL
TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST.....  14.04  OR   1.07 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL
GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS  2.29 INCHES ON DAY(S) 17-18
                              ..SNOW..
TOTAL FOR THE MONTH.........   0.0
TOTAL FOR THE SEASON........  15.4
GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WAS       INCHES ON DAY(S) __ __

                         ..NUMBER OF DAYS..
WITH  .01 INCHES OR MORE 12         HIGHS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER  0
WITH  .10 INCHES OR MORE  6         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 30.55  INCHES ON DAY 13
LOWEST  29.47  INCHES ON DAY  8

WIND DATA.............

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY WIND SPEED WAS  9.8 MPH
THE FASTEST TWO-MINUTE WIND WAS...   40 MPH FROM 290 DEGREES
THE HIGHEST PEAK WIND GUST WAS....   47 FROM 290 DEGREES

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