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CDUS41 KAKQ 060726
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
325 AM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2012
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 84 1133 AM 92 1930 75 9 69
MINIMUM 64 1159 PM 35 1931 52 12 46
AVERAGE 74 64 10 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.19 1.80 1989 0.11 0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 0.55 -0.01 1.22
SINCE MAR 1 5.45 7.86 -2.41 8.13
SINCE JAN 1 10.40 13.66 -3.26 12.70
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE NOV 1 4.5 10.3 -5.8
SINCE JUL 1 4.5 10.3 -5.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 7
MONTH TO DATE 0 20 -20 19
SINCE MAR 1 455 776 -321 689
SINCE JUL 1 2845 3712 -867 3767
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 2 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 47 10 37 12
SINCE MAR 1 115 52 63 94
SINCE JAN 1 115 52 63 95
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 58 1200 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 95 1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 39 1925
1920
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 6 2012...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 804 PM EDT
MAY 7 2012...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 805 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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