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CDUS41 KAKQ 082125  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
525 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 71 359 PM 95 1941 72 -1 89  
MINIMUM 48 636 AM 31 1935 50 -2 68  
AVERAGE 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.94 1996 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.98 -0.98 0.01  
SINCE SEP 1 5.94 4.96 0.98 1.12  
SINCE JAN 1 40.65 35.11 5.54 30.33  
 
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 5 5 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 34 -11 0  
SINCE SEP 1 32 61 -29 12  
SINCE JUL 1 32 62 -30 12  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 14  
MONTH TO DATE 5 19 -14 78  
SINCE SEP 1 229 206 23 325  
SINCE JAN 1 1606 1414 192 1772    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 52  
AVERAGE 73  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1935  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2008.......SUNRISE 711 AM EDT SUNSET 641 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 9 2008.......SUNRISE 712 AM EDT SUNSET 640 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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