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CDUS41 KAKQ 112145  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
545 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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 84 220 PM 102 1900 86 -2 86  
MINIMUM 63 526 AM 54 1972 68 -5 67  
AVERAGE 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.17 1928 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.57 -1.57 1.70  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 9.78 -2.09 8.61  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 27.54 1.44 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 9 13 -4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 161 145 16 211  
SINCE JUN 1 1027 837 190 970  
SINCE JAN 1 1152 986 166 1170    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 30  
AVERAGE 62  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 101 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 51 1930  
 
 
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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