079  
CDUS41 KAKQ 090826  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
425 AM EDT THU OCT 9 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 71 410 PM 95 1941 72 -1 89  
MINIMUM 48 636 AM 31 1935 50 -2 68  
AVERAGE 60 61 -1 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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  
YESTERDAY 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 AM  
LOWEST 52 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 73  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1935  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 9 2008.......SUNRISE 712 AM EDT SUNSET 640 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 10 2008.......SUNRISE 713 AM EDT SUNSET 639 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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