060  
CDUS41 KAKQ 160829  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
426 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 88 1143 AM 98 1900 86 2 95  
MINIMUM 65 600 AM 51 1983 67 -2 66  
1963  
AVERAGE 77 77 0 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.10 3.45 1940 0.13 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 2.10 -2.00 1.70  
SINCE JUN 1 7.79 10.31 -2.52 8.61  
SINCE JAN 1 29.08 28.07 1.01 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 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 51 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 101 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1963  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2008........SUNRISE 627 AM EDT SUNSET 800 PM EDT  
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE 627 AM EDT SUNSET 759 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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