610  
CDUS41 KAKQ 180536  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
136 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
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 78 4 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 97 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1941  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 PM EDT  
AUGUST 19 2023........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:57 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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