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CDUS41 KAKQ 050828
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
428 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008
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..THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 93 429 PM 99 1980 87 6 95
MINIMUM 65 549 AM 57 1920 68 -3 72
1912
AVERAGE 79 78 1 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 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)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 300 AM
LOWEST 28 400 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 1980
1977
1944
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1929
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 5 2008........SUNRISE 617 AM EDT SUNSET 813 PM EDT
AUGUST 6 2008........SUNRISE 618 AM EDT SUNSET 812 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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