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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
655 AM EDT SAT SEP 1 2007

...6TH HOTTEST AUGUST ON RECORD AT RICHMOND...
...10TH HOTTEST SUMMER ON RECORD AT RICHMOND...

******RICHMOND AUGUST FACTS LISTED BELOW******

RANK               HOTTEST AUGUSTS             

..1....................82.9 (1900)    
..2....................80.9 (1896)    
..3....................80.7 (1980)    
..4....................80.6 (2006)    
..5....................80.5 (2005)    
2007 (6TH).............(80.4)         

***3 DAYS OF 100F OR HIGHER TIES 1953 AND 1900 AS MOST ON RECORD     
   FOR AUGUST. 
***10 DAYS OF 95F OR HIGHER (ONLY 3 AUGUSTS HAVE MORE...2002/1900    
   BOTH HAD 15 SUCH DAYS AND 1980 HAD 17 DAYS).



******RICHMOND SUMMER FACTS LISTED BELOW******

RANK           HOTTEST SUMMERS (JUNE-AUG)             

..1....................79.6 (1900)    
..2....................79.5 (2005)    
..3....................79.0 (2006)    
..4....................78.9 (1892)    
..5....................78.7 (1943)
..6....................78.6 (1993)    
..7....................78.5 (1881)    
..8....................78.49(1980)    
..9....................78.48(2002)    
2007 (10TH)............(78.2) 

***1 RECORD HIGH WAS SET (104F ON AUG 8TH).
***1 RECORD HIGH MIN WAS SET (78F ON AUG 7TH).

# DAYS (FOR 2007 DATA IS THROUGH AUG 31ST)
      90F OR HIGHER    95F OR HIGHER     100F OR HIGHER

2007    44 DAYS         22 DAYS             3 DAYS
AVG     41 DAYS         12 DAYS             1 DAY
MOST    70 (1977)       35 DAYS (2002)      9 DAYS (1954)

***AT NORFOLK AND SALISBURY...THE HEAT WAS NOT AS CONSISTENT AND 
NEITHER STATION ENDED UP IN TOP 10 HOTTEST ON RECORD FOR AUGUST OR 
SUMMER. NORFOLK SET 2 DAILY RECORD HIGHS (100F ON AUG 8TH AND 96F ON 
AUG 16TH) AND 2 DAILY RECORD HIGH MINS (80F ON AUG 8TH AND 81F ON 
AUG 9TH). SALISBURY DID NOT SET ANY RECORD HIGHS.