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CDUS41 KAKQ 102130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
529 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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 88 348 PM 100 1900 87 1 94  
MINIMUM 66 546 AM 58 2002 68 -2 72  
1989  
1944  
AVERAGE 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.85 1960 0.14 -0.14 0.70  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.43 -1.43 1.70  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 9.64 -1.95 8.61  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 27.40 1.58 24.10  
 
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 12 13 -1 18  
MONTH TO DATE 152 132 20 199  
SINCE JUN 1 1018 824 194 958  
SINCE JAN 1 1143 973 170 1158    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 31  
AVERAGE 62  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 102 1900  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1972  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 10 2008........SUNRISE 621 AM EDT SUNSET 807 PM EDT  
AUGUST 11 2008........SUNRISE 622 AM EDT SUNSET 806 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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