420  
CDUS41 KAKQ 190830  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
430 AM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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 82 331 PM 95 1978 79 3 75  
MINIMUM 57 552 AM 43 1966 59 -2 51  
1937  
AVERAGE 70 69 1 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 11  
SINCE SEP 1 0 4 -4 11  
SINCE JUL 1 0 5 -5 11  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1200 AM  
LOWEST 34 300 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 96 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1984  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 19 2008.....SUNRISE 655 AM EDT SUNSET 710 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 20 2008.....SUNRISE 656 AM EDT SUNSET 709 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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