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CDUS41 KAKQ 122126  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
525 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 89 352 PM 101 1977 86 3 89  
MINIMUM 61 503 AM 51 1930 67 -6 64  
AVERAGE 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 8.79 1955 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.71 -1.71 1.70  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 9.92 -2.23 8.61  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 27.68 1.30 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 10 13 -3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 170 158 12 223  
SINCE JUN 1 1036 850 186 982  
SINCE JAN 1 1161 999 162 1182    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67  
LOWEST 26  
AVERAGE 47  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 99 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 39 1923  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 12 2008........SUNRISE 623 AM EDT SUNSET 805 PM EDT  
AUGUST 13 2008........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 804 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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