828  
CDUS41 KAKQ 042126  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
526 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 93 359 PM 99 1980 87 6 95  
MINIMUM 65 549 AM 57 1920 68 -3 72  
1912  
AVERAGE 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.50 1948 0.14 -0.14 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.59 -0.59 T  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 8.80 -1.11 6.91  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 26.56 2.42 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 14 13 1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 67 54 13 69  
SINCE JUN 1 933 746 187 828  
SINCE JAN 1 1058 895 163 1028    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
 
 
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 81  
LOWEST 28  
AVERAGE 55  
 
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 1980  
1977  
1944  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1929  
 
 
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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