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CDUS41 KAKQ 152126
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
526 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 88 1143 AM 98 1900 86 2 95
MINIMUM 65 600 AM 51 1983 67 -2 66
1963
AVERAGE 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.09 3.45 1940 0.13 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 2.10 -2.01 1.70
SINCE JUN 1 7.78 10.31 -2.53 8.61
SINCE JAN 1 29.07 28.07 1.00 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 12 12 0 16
MONTH TO DATE 201 194 7 268
SINCE JUN 1 1067 886 181 1027
SINCE JAN 1 1192 1035 157 1227
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93
LOWEST 51
AVERAGE 72
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 101 1954
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 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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