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CDUS41 KAKQ 292127  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
526 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 2008
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
..............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 94 353 PM 101 1993 88 6 90  
MINIMUM 71 250 AM 56 1946 69 2 70  
1920  
AVERAGE 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 2.15 1960 0.15 -0.12 0.31  
MONTH TO DATE 4.05 4.37 -0.32 1.69  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 7.91 -0.22 6.91  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 25.67 3.31 22.40  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 8 -8 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 18 14 4 15  
MONTH TO DATE 402 388 14 401  
SINCE JUN 1 827 665 162 729  
SINCE JAN 1 952 814 138 929    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 41  
AVERAGE 67  
 
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 103 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 58 1946  
1914  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 29 2008..........SUNRISE 611 AM EDT SUNSET 820 PM EDT  
JULY 30 2008..........SUNRISE 612 AM EDT SUNSET 819 PM EDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 

 
 
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