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CDUS41 KAKQ 140827  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
426 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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 80 329 PM 99 2002 86 -6 92  
MINIMUM 66 450 AM 39 1923 67 -1 69  
AVERAGE 73 77 -4 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 500 AM  
LOWEST 54 300 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1985  
1943  
1926  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 47 1941  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 14 2008........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 802 PM EDT  
AUGUST 15 2008........SUNRISE 626 AM EDT SUNSET 801 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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