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CDUS41 KAKQ 200827  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
426 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 96 245 PM 98 2002 85 11 89  
MINIMUM 68 553 AM 53 1930 67 1 62  
1924  
AVERAGE 82 76 6 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.62 1957 0.13 -0.13 0.70  
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 2.62 -2.52 5.90  
SINCE JUN 1 7.79 10.83 -3.04 12.81  
SINCE JAN 1 29.08 28.59 0.49 28.30  
 
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 17 12 5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 255 242 13 326  
SINCE JUN 1 1121 934 187 1085  
SINCE JAN 1 1246 1083 163 1285    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 500 AM  
LOWEST 17 300 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 102 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 53 1998  
1930  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE 630 AM EDT SUNSET 755 PM EDT  
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE 631 AM EDT SUNSET 753 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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