893  
CDUS41 KAKQ 312125  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
525 PM EDT THU JUL 31 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 93 1203 PM 101 1954 87 6 91  
MINIMUM 76 622 AM 55 1932 68 8 70  
AVERAGE 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.92 1960 0.15 -0.15 T  
MONTH TO DATE 4.05 4.67 -0.62 1.69  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 8.21 -0.52 6.91  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 25.97 3.01 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 20 13 7 16  
MONTH TO DATE 442 415 27 431  
SINCE JUN 1 867 692 175 759  
SINCE JAN 1 992 841 151 959    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71  
LOWEST 44  
AVERAGE 58  
 
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 2002  
1999  
1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 53 1936  
 
 
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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