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CDUS41 KAKQ 310827  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
427 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 2008  
 
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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 95 402 PM 103 1953 87 8 87  
MINIMUM 75 623 AM 58 1946 69 6 70  
1914  
AVERAGE 85 78 7 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 7.24 1923 0.15 -0.15 T  
MONTH TO DATE 4.05 4.52 -0.47 1.69  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 8.06 -0.37 6.91  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 25.82 3.16 22.40  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 20 14 6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 422 402 20 415  
SINCE JUN 1 847 679 168 743  
SINCE JAN 1 972 828 144 943    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 300 AM  
LOWEST 41 300 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
 
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 101 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 55 1932  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 31 2008..........SUNRISE 613 AM EDT SUNSET 818 PM EDT  
AUGUST 1 2008........SUNRISE 614 AM EDT SUNSET 817 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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