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CDUS41 KAKQ 190829  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
428 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 91 146 PM 97 2002 86 5 83  
MINIMUM 65 531 AM 54 1941 67 -2 64  
AVERAGE 78 76 2 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 34 100 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 98 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1930  
1924  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE 629 AM EDT SUNSET 756 PM EDT  
AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE 630 AM EDT SUNSET 755 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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