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CDUS41 KAKQ 242139  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA  
526 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2008  
 
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..THE RICHMOND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 24 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 87 312 PM 99 1995 88 -4 88  
MINIMUM 69 437 AM 55 1947 69 0 64  
AVERAGE 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.60 1978 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.20 3.62 -0.42 1.10  
SINCE JUN 1 6.84 7.16 -0.32 6.32  
SINCE JAN 1 28.13 24.92 3.21 21.81  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.8  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 8 -8 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 14 -1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 331 318 13 328  
SINCE JUN 1 756 595 161 656  
SINCE JAN 1 881 744 137 856    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 44  
AVERAGE 69  
 
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THE RICHMOND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 99 1987  
1901  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 56 1932  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 24 2008..........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 824 PM EDT  
JULY 25 2008..........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 823 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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