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CDUS41 KAKQ 202130
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
529 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 85 220 PM 102 1983 85 0 78
MINIMUM 68 557 AM 53 1998 66 2 69
1930
AVERAGE 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.74 1931 0.13 -0.13 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 2.75 -2.65 5.91
SINCE JUN 1 7.79 10.96 -3.17 12.82
SINCE JAN 1 29.08 28.72 0.36 28.31
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 12 11 1 9
MONTH TO DATE 267 253 14 335
SINCE JUN 1 1133 945 188 1094
SINCE JAN 1 1258 1094 164 1294
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73
LOWEST 44
AVERAGE 59
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 96 1962
1959
1899
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 54 1922
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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