842  
CDUS41 KAKQ 300832  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
431 AM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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 80 326 PM 92 1973 75 5 78  
1954  
MINIMUM 62 1129 PM 38 1942 55 7 53  
AVERAGE 71 65 6 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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  
YESTERDAY 6 3 3 1  
MONTH TO DATE 220 184 36 247  
SINCE SEP 1 220 184 36 247  
SINCE JAN 1 1597 1392 205 1694    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 48 300 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 91 1986  
1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 39 1961  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 30 2008.....SUNRISE 704 AM EDT SUNSET 653 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 1 2008.......SUNRISE 705 AM EDT SUNSET 652 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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