739  
CDUS41 KAKQ 180826  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
425 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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 75 555 PM 97 1991 80 -5 72  
MINIMUM 57 653 AM 40 1966 60 -3 49  
AVERAGE 66 70 -4 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.89 1945 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.12 2.29 0.83 1.11  
SINCE SEP 1 3.12 2.29 0.83 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 37.83 32.44 5.39 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 4  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 9  
SINCE SEP 1 0 3 -3 9  
SINCE JUL 1 0 4 -4 9  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 6 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 179 129 50 160  
SINCE SEP 1 179 129 50 160  
SINCE JAN 1 1556 1337 219 1607    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 400 AM  
LOWEST 43 100 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 95 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1966  
1937  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 18 2008.....SUNRISE 654 AM EDT SUNSET 712 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 19 2008.....SUNRISE 655 AM EDT SUNSET 710 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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