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CDUS41 KAKQ 090845  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
445 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 88 314 PM 100 1977 87 1 104  
MINIMUM 63 1117 PM 57 2002 68 -5 77  
1994  
1989  
AVERAGE 76 77 -1 91  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.23 1937 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.15 -1.15 0.42  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 9.36 -1.67 7.33  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 27.12 1.86 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 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 9 -9 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 13 -2 26  
MONTH TO DATE 129 106 23 157  
SINCE JUN 1 995 798 197 916  
SINCE JAN 1 1120 947 173 1116    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 24 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 101 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 57 1975  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 9 2008........SUNRISE 621 AM EDT SUNSET 808 PM EDT  
AUGUST 10 2008........SUNRISE 621 AM EDT SUNSET 807 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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