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CDUS41 KAKQ 182132  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
531 PM EDT THU SEP 18 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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 82 331 PM 95 1978 79 3 75  
MINIMUM 57 552 AM 43 1966 59 -2 51  
1937  
AVERAGE 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.32 2003 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.12 2.42 0.70 1.11  
SINCE SEP 1 3.12 2.42 0.70 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 37.83 32.57 5.26 30.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 11  
SINCE SEP 1 0 4 -4 11  
SINCE JUL 1 0 5 -5 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 6 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 184 135 49 160  
SINCE SEP 1 184 135 49 160  
SINCE JAN 1 1561 1343 218 1607    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87  
LOWEST 34  
AVERAGE 61  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 96 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1984  
 
 
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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