932  
CDUS41 KAKQ 150826  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
426 AM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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 90 330 PM 100 1985 86 4 88  
1943  
1926  
MINIMUM 61 436 AM 47 1941 67 -6 67  
AVERAGE 76 77 -1 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.85 1939 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.97 -1.97 1.70  
SINCE JUN 1 7.69 10.18 -2.49 8.61  
SINCE JAN 1 28.98 27.94 1.04 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 11 12 -1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 189 182 7 252  
SINCE JUN 1 1055 874 181 1011  
SINCE JAN 1 1180 1023 157 1211    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 400 AM  
LOWEST 36 400 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 98 1900  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 51 1983  
1963  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 15 2008........SUNRISE 626 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT  
AUGUST 16 2008........SUNRISE 627 AM EDT SUNSET 800 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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