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CDUS41 KAKQ 071336  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
935 AM EDT THU AUG 7 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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 96 254 PM 107 1918 87 9 96  
MINIMUM 71 430 AM 54 1948 68 3 71  
AVERAGE 84 78 6 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 200 AM  
LOWEST 31 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 106 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1933  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 7 2008........SUNRISE 619 AM EDT SUNSET 811 PM EDT  
AUGUST 8 2008........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 809 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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