680  
CDUS41 KAKQ 032126  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
525 PM EDT SUN AUG 3 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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 90 205 PM 102 2006 87 3 95  
MINIMUM 71 614 AM 56 1959 68 3 70  
AVERAGE 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.27 1958 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.45 -0.45 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 8.66 -0.97 6.91  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 26.42 2.56 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 16 13 3 18  
MONTH TO DATE 55 41 14 50  
SINCE JUN 1 921 733 188 809  
SINCE JAN 1 1046 882 164 1009    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74  
LOWEST 32  
AVERAGE 53  
 
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 57 1920  
1912  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 3 2008........SUNRISE 615 AM EDT SUNSET 815 PM EDT  
AUGUST 4 2008........SUNRISE 616 AM EDT SUNSET 814 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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