501  
CDUS41 KAKQ 160830  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
428 AM EDT TUE SEP 16 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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 88 116 PM 97 1930 80 8 78  
MINIMUM 68 1159 PM 44 1985 60 8 55  
1975  
1964  
AVERAGE 78 70 8 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.52 1890 0.14 -0.14 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 3.06 2.03 1.03 1.11  
SINCE SEP 1 3.06 2.03 1.03 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 37.77 32.18 5.59 30.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 2 -2 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 6 7 2  
MONTH TO DATE 176 117 59 160  
SINCE SEP 1 176 117 59 160  
SINCE JAN 1 1553 1325 228 1607    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 100 AM  
LOWEST 36 200 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 97 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 44 1985  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 16 2008.....SUNRISE 652 AM EDT SUNSET 715 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 17 2008.....SUNRISE 653 AM EDT SUNSET 713 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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