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CDUS41 KAKQ 062129  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
528 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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 96 254 PM 107 1918 87 9 96  
MINIMUM 71 430 AM 54 1948 68 3 71  
AVERAGE 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.13 1901 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.87 -0.87 0.42  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 9.08 -1.39 7.33  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 26.84 2.14 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 19 13 6 19  
MONTH TO DATE 102 80 22 108  
SINCE JUN 1 968 772 196 867  
SINCE JAN 1 1093 921 172 1067    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87  
LOWEST 31  
AVERAGE 59  
 
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 106 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1933  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 6 2008........SUNRISE 618 AM EDT SUNSET 812 PM EDT  
AUGUST 7 2008........SUNRISE 619 AM EDT SUNSET 811 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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