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CDUS41 KAKQ 052133
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
533 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008
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..THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 90 316 PM 99 1980 87 3 96
1977
1944
MINIMUM 72 552 AM 54 1929 68 4 73
AVERAGE 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.77 1952 0.14 -0.14 0.42
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.73 -0.73 0.42
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 8.94 -1.25 7.33
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 26.70 2.28 22.82
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 20
MONTH TO DATE 83 67 16 89
SINCE JUN 1 949 759 190 848
SINCE JAN 1 1074 908 166 1048
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87
LOWEST 38
AVERAGE 63
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 107 1918
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1948
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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