729  
CDUS41 KAKQ 202130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EDT FRI OCT 20 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 73 12:54 PM 89 1984 70 3 64  
MINIMUM 51 4:41 AM 27 1930 47 4 34  
1940  
AVERAGE 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.37 4.76 1961 0.11 0.26 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.96 2.27 -1.31 1.75  
SINCE SEP 1 5.95 6.88 -0.93 3.43  
SINCE JAN 1 32.17 37.81 -5.64 31.14  
 
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 3 7 -4 16  
MONTH TO DATE 76 96 -20 132  
SINCE SEP 1 80 118 -38 150  
SINCE JUL 1 80 118 -38 150  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 38 36 2 5  
SINCE SEP 1 296 242 54 265  
SINCE JAN 1 1601 1552 49 1736    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 51  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1993  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 25 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2023.......SUNRISE 7:22 AM EDT SUNSET 6:26 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 21 2023.......SUNRISE 7:23 AM EDT SUNSET 6:24 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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