828  
CDUS41 KAKQ 102127  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
527 PM EDT FRI OCT 10 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10 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 78 148 PM 92 1939 71 7 83  
MINIMUM 62 219 AM 36 1977 49 13 63  
1974  
1915  
AVERAGE 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.08 1894 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.22 -1.22 0.01  
SINCE SEP 1 5.94 5.20 0.74 1.12  
SINCE JAN 1 40.65 35.35 5.30 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 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 45 -22 0  
SINCE SEP 1 32 72 -40 12  
SINCE JUL 1 32 73 -41 12  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 2 3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 15 23 -8 102  
SINCE SEP 1 239 210 29 349  
SINCE JAN 1 1616 1418 198 1796    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 42  
AVERAGE 71  
 
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1919  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1964  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 10 2008.......SUNRISE 713 AM EDT SUNSET 639 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 11 2008.......SUNRISE 714 AM EDT SUNSET 637 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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