052  
CDUS41 KAKQ 040826  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
426 AM EDT SAT OCT 4 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 74 358 PM 94 1919 74 0 83  
MINIMUM 45 407 AM 31 1974 52 -7 65  
AVERAGE 60 63 -3 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.40 1985 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.38 -0.38 T  
SINCE SEP 1 5.94 4.36 1.58 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 40.65 34.51 6.14 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 5 4 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 11 -1 0  
SINCE SEP 1 19 38 -19 12  
SINCE JUL 1 19 39 -20 12  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 9  
MONTH TO DATE 1 9 -8 16  
SINCE SEP 1 225 196 29 263  
SINCE JAN 1 1602 1404 198 1710    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 35 300 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 94 1986  
1954  
1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 28 1974  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2008.......SUNRISE 708 AM EDT SUNSET 647 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 5 2008.......SUNRISE 709 AM EDT SUNSET 646 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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