733  
CDUS41 KAKQ 012126  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
525 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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 95 337 PM 99 2002 87 8 94  
1999  
1980  
MINIMUM 74 553 AM 53 1936 69 5 68  
AVERAGE 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.39 1915 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 8.36 -0.67 6.91  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 26.12 2.86 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 14 6 16  
MONTH TO DATE 20 14 6 16  
SINCE JUN 1 886 706 180 775  
SINCE JAN 1 1011 855 156 975    
..............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 36  
AVERAGE 65  
 
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 101 2006  
1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1936  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 1 2008........SUNRISE 614 AM EDT SUNSET 817 PM EDT  
AUGUST 2 2008........SUNRISE 615 AM EDT SUNSET 816 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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