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CDUS41 KAKQ 060827  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
426 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 82 320 PM 97 1941 73 9 81  
MINIMUM 53 550 AM 32 1965 52 1 67  
AVERAGE 68 62 6 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.10 1948 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.62 -0.62 0.01  
SINCE SEP 1 5.94 4.60 1.34 1.12  
SINCE JAN 1 40.65 34.75 5.90 30.33  
 
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 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 19 -7 0  
SINCE SEP 1 21 46 -25 12  
SINCE JUL 1 21 47 -26 12  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 2 1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 4 13 -9 38  
SINCE SEP 1 228 200 28 285  
SINCE JAN 1 1605 1408 197 1732    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 37 300 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 99 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 33 1965  
1930  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 6 2008.......SUNRISE 710 AM EDT SUNSET 644 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 7 2008.......SUNRISE 710 AM EDT SUNSET 643 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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