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CDUS41 KAKQ 012129  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
529 PM EDT WED OCT 1 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 76 251 PM 94 1954 75 1 79  
MINIMUM 60 302 AM 35 1947 54 6 54  
AVERAGE 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.94 1939 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 5.94 4.11 1.83 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 40.65 34.26 6.39 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 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE SEP 1 9 30 -21 12  
SINCE JUL 1 9 31 -22 12  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 3 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 3 3 0 2  
SINCE SEP 1 227 190 37 249  
SINCE JAN 1 1604 1398 206 1696    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 43  
AVERAGE 70  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 91 1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1947  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 1 2008.......SUNRISE 705 AM EDT SUNSET 652 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 2 2008.......SUNRISE 706 AM EDT SUNSET 650 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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