733  
CDUS41 KAKQ 172128  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
528 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 91 2:29 PM 99 1987 88 3 83  
1988  
MINIMUM 72 6:12 AM 56 1902 68 4 63  
1963  
1979  
AVERAGE 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.17 1977 0.16 -0.16 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.75 2.67 -0.92 3.56  
SINCE JUN 1 11.21 11.68 -0.47 11.62  
SINCE JAN 1 25.89 28.70 -2.81 27.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0  
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 1 6 -5 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 17 13 4 8  
MONTH TO DATE 244 228 16 240  
SINCE JUN 1 984 981 3 1051  
SINCE JAN 1 1109 1149 -40 1284    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87  
LOWEST 49  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 97 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1941  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 PM EDT  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 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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