934  
CDUS41 KAKQ 242145  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
545 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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 73 152 PM 95 1970 77 -4 86  
1930  
MINIMUM 53 320 AM 35 1974 57 -4 55  
AVERAGE 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.93 1946 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.12 3.20 -0.08 1.11  
SINCE SEP 1 3.12 3.20 -0.08 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 37.83 33.35 4.48 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 2 2 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 12 -7 11  
SINCE SEP 1 5 12 -7 11  
SINCE JUL 1 5 13 -8 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 191 165 26 205  
SINCE SEP 1 191 165 26 205  
SINCE JAN 1 1568 1373 195 1652    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 11 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
 
 
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 93  
LOWEST 44  
AVERAGE 69  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 95 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 37 1963  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 24 2008.....SUNRISE 659 AM EDT SUNSET 702 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 25 2008.....SUNRISE 700 AM EDT SUNSET 701 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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