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CDUS41 KAKQ 292125  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
525 PM EDT MON SEP 29 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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 80 326 PM 92 1973 75 5 78  
1954  
MINIMUM 65 620 AM 38 1942 55 10 53  
AVERAGE 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.19 1924 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.28 3.85 1.43 1.11  
SINCE SEP 1 5.28 3.85 1.43 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 39.99 34.00 5.99 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 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 24 -15 11  
SINCE SEP 1 9 24 -15 11  
SINCE JUL 1 9 25 -16 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 3 5 1  
MONTH TO DATE 222 184 38 247  
SINCE SEP 1 222 184 38 247  
SINCE JAN 1 1599 1392 207 1694    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 48  
AVERAGE 71  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 91 1986  
1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 39 1961  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 29 2008.....SUNRISE 703 AM EDT SUNSET 655 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 30 2008.....SUNRISE 704 AM EDT SUNSET 653 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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