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CDUS41 KAKQ 092128  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
528 PM EDT THU OCT 9 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 9 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 76 350 PM 92 1939 72 4 95  
MINIMUM 63 644 AM 32 1935 50 13 67  
AVERAGE 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.02 1996 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.10 -1.10 0.01  
SINCE SEP 1 5.94 5.08 0.86 1.12  
SINCE JAN 1 40.65 35.23 5.42 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 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 39 -16 0  
SINCE SEP 1 32 66 -34 12  
SINCE JUL 1 32 67 -35 12  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 2 3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 10 21 -11 94  
SINCE SEP 1 234 208 26 341  
SINCE JAN 1 1611 1416 195 1788    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 64  
AVERAGE 77  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 36 1977  
1974  
1915  
 
 
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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