416  
CDUS41 KAKQ 020845  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
445 AM EDT THU OCT 2 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 76 251 PM 94 1954 75 1 79  
MINIMUM 56 1159 PM 35 1947 54 2 54  
AVERAGE 66 64 2 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE SEP 1 9 30 -21 12  
SINCE JUL 1 9 31 -22 12  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 3 -2 2  
MONTH TO DATE 1 3 -2 2  
SINCE SEP 1 225 190 35 249  
SINCE JAN 1 1602 1398 204 1696    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 300 AM  
LOWEST 43 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 91 1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1947  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2008.......SUNRISE 706 AM EDT SUNSET 650 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 3 2008.......SUNRISE 707 AM EDT SUNSET 649 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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