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CDUS41 KAKQ 080831
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
430 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2008
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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 92 430 PM 106 1918 87 5 97
MINIMUM 69 1159 PM 53 1933 68 1 78
AVERAGE 81 77 4 88
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.86 1974 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 1.01 -1.01 0.42
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 9.22 -1.53 7.33
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 26.98 2.00 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 16 13 3 23
MONTH TO DATE 118 93 25 131
SINCE JUN 1 984 785 199 890
SINCE JAN 1 1109 934 175 1090
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 1200 AM
LOWEST 30 300 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 100 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 57 2002
1994
1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 8 2008........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 809 PM EDT
AUGUST 9 2008........SUNRISE 621 AM EDT SUNSET 808 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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