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CDUS41 KAKQ 132126  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
526 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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 80 329 PM 99 2002 86 -6 92  
MINIMUM 66 450 AM 39 1923 67 -1 69  
AVERAGE 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.74 1949 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.84 -1.84 1.70  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 10.05 -2.36 8.61  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 27.81 1.17 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 8 12 -4 16  
MONTH TO DATE 178 170 8 239  
SINCE JUN 1 1044 862 182 998  
SINCE JAN 1 1169 1011 158 1198    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78  
LOWEST 54  
AVERAGE 66  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1985  
1943  
1926  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 47 1941  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 13 2008........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 804 PM EDT  
AUGUST 14 2008........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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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