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CDUS41 KAKQ 222130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
528 PM EDT MON SEP 22 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 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 82 150 PM 97 1980 78 4 89  
1931  
MINIMUM 60 1235 AM 40 1962 58 2 72  
AVERAGE 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.68 1994 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.12 2.94 0.18 1.11  
SINCE SEP 1 3.12 2.94 0.18 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 37.83 33.09 4.74 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 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 8 -5 11  
SINCE SEP 1 3 8 -5 11  
SINCE JUL 1 3 9 -6 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 5 1 16  
MONTH TO DATE 191 156 35 190  
SINCE SEP 1 191 156 35 190  
SINCE JAN 1 1568 1364 204 1637    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 26  
AVERAGE 58  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 98 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 37 1983  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 22 2008.....SUNRISE 657 AM EDT SUNSET 706 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 23 2008.....SUNRISE 658 AM EDT SUNSET 704 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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