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CDUS41 KAKQ 172134  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
534 PM EDT TUE OCT 17 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 66 2:39 PM 86 1925 71 -5 73  
MINIMUM 46 6:41 AM 32 1935 48 -2 53  
1937  
AVERAGE 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.09 1932 0.11 -0.11 0.49  
MONTH TO DATE 0.59 1.94 -1.35 1.75  
SINCE SEP 1 5.58 6.55 -0.97 3.43  
SINCE JAN 1 31.80 37.48 -5.68 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 9 6 3 2  
MONTH TO DATE 63 75 -12 84  
SINCE SEP 1 67 97 -30 102  
SINCE JUL 1 67 97 -30 102  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 38 33 5 5  
SINCE SEP 1 296 239 57 265  
SINCE JAN 1 1601 1549 52 1736    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80  
LOWEST 48  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 88 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM EDT SUNSET 6:30 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM EDT SUNSET 6:28 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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