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CDUS41 KAKQ 022126  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
525 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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 96 315 PM 101 2006 87 9 93  
1921  
MINIMUM 72 424 AM 53 1936 68 4 69  
AVERAGE 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.78 1972 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.30 -0.30 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 8.51 -0.82 6.91  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 26.27 2.71 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 19 14 5 16  
MONTH TO DATE 39 28 11 32  
SINCE JUN 1 905 720 185 791  
SINCE JAN 1 1030 869 161 991    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84  
LOWEST 28  
AVERAGE 56  
 
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 102 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 56 1959  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 2 2008........SUNRISE 615 AM EDT SUNSET 816 PM EDT  
AUGUST 3 2008........SUNRISE 615 AM EDT SUNSET 815 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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