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CDUS41 KAKQ 042128  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
526 PM EDT SAT OCT 4 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 77 352 PM 94 1986 73 4 88  
1954  
1941  
MINIMUM 49 425 AM 28 1974 52 -3 68  
AVERAGE 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.04 1964 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.50 -0.50 T  
SINCE SEP 1 5.94 4.48 1.46 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 40.65 34.63 6.02 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 2 4 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 15 -3 0  
SINCE SEP 1 21 42 -21 12  
SINCE JUL 1 21 43 -22 12  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 1 11 -10 29  
SINCE SEP 1 225 198 27 276  
SINCE JAN 1 1602 1406 196 1723    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 40  
AVERAGE 65  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 97 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1965  
 
 
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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