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CDUS41 KAKQ 182129
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
528 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 91 146 PM 97 2002 86 5 83
MINIMUM 65 531 AM 54 1941 67 -2 64
AVERAGE 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 5.58 1985 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 2.49 -2.39 5.20
SINCE JUN 1 7.79 10.70 -2.91 12.11
SINCE JAN 1 29.08 28.46 0.62 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 13 12 1 9
MONTH TO DATE 238 230 8 315
SINCE JUN 1 1104 922 182 1074
SINCE JAN 1 1229 1071 158 1274
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
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) 85 98 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1930
1924
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 757 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE 629 AM EDT SUNSET 756 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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