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CXUS51 KAKQ 011328
CLMRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
927 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2013
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 04/27/1990
04/22/1985
04/17/1976
LOW 19 04/01/1923
HIGHEST 91 04/10 70 21 90 04/16
LOWEST 30 04/03 45 -15 36 04/25
04/24
AVG. MAXIMUM 71.4 70.3 1.1 70.3
AVG. MINIMUM 48.3 46.1 2.2 46.8
MEAN 59.8 58.2 1.6 58.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.7 0.3 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 3 1.3 1.7 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.89 1889
MINIMUM 0.64 1963
TOTALS 2.88 3.27 -0.39 2.40
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.11 -0.01 0.08
DAYS >= .01 11 10.0 1.0 9
DAYS >= .10 6 6.5 -0.5 5
DAYS >= .50 3 2.1 0.9 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.99 04/28 TO 04/29
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.0 5
0
-26215
TOTALS T
SINCE 7/1 8.6 10.3 -1.7 4.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL T 04/04 TO 04/04 04/30 TO 04/30
04/30 TO 04/30
04/30 TO 04/30
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 213
SINCE 7/1 3605 3692 -87 2845
COOLING TOTAL 65 36 29 35
SINCE 1/1 66 42 24 68
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/190 DATE 04/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/060 DATE 04/30
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 1
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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