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CDUS41 KAKQ 172125
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
525 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 88 222 PM 99 1988 86 2 93
1987
MINIMUM 63 555 AM 56 1979 67 -4 71
1963
1902
AVERAGE 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.17 1977 0.13 -0.13 0.40
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 2.36 -2.26 5.20
SINCE JUN 1 7.79 10.57 -2.78 12.11
SINCE JAN 1 29.08 28.33 0.75 27.60
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 11 12 -1 17
MONTH TO DATE 225 218 7 306
SINCE JUN 1 1091 910 181 1065
SINCE JAN 1 1216 1059 157 1265
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93
LOWEST 34
AVERAGE 64
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 97 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 54 1941
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE 627 AM EDT SUNSET 759 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 757 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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