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CDUS41 KAKQ 092144  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
544 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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 88 349 PM 101 1930 87 1 100  
MINIMUM 63 600 AM 57 1975 68 -5 77  
AVERAGE 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.72 1990 0.14 -0.14 0.58  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.29 -1.29 1.00  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 9.50 -1.81 7.91  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 27.26 1.72 23.40  
 
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 1 -1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 9 -9 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 13 -2 24  
MONTH TO DATE 140 119 21 181  
SINCE JUN 1 1006 811 195 940  
SINCE JAN 1 1131 960 171 1140    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73  
LOWEST 26  
AVERAGE 50  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 100 1900  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 58 2002  
1989  
1944  
 
 
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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