428  
CDUS41 KAKQ 110828  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
426 AM EDT MON AUG 11 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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 88 348 PM 100 1900 87 1 94  
MINIMUM 65 1100 PM 58 2002 68 -3 72  
1989  
1944  
AVERAGE 77 77 0 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 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)  
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 1 -1 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 9 -9 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 31 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 62  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 102 1900  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1972  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 11 2008........SUNRISE 622 AM EDT SUNSET 806 PM EDT  
AUGUST 12 2008........SUNRISE 623 AM EDT SUNSET 805 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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