617  
CDUS41 KAKQ 040827  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
427 AM EDT MON AUG 4 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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 90 205 PM 102 2006 87 3 95  
MINIMUM 67 1159 PM 56 1959 68 -1 70  
AVERAGE 79 78 1 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 14 13 1 18  
MONTH TO DATE 53 41 12 50  
SINCE JUN 1 919 733 186 809  
SINCE JAN 1 1044 882 162 1009    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 1100 PM  
LOWEST 29 500 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
 
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 57 1920  
1912  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 4 2008........SUNRISE 616 AM EDT SUNSET 814 PM EDT  
AUGUST 5 2008........SUNRISE 617 AM EDT SUNSET 813 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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