874  
CDUS41 KAKQ 220635  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
135 AM EST FRI DEC 22 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 53 2:34 PM 73 1956 50 3 49  
MINIMUM 26 6:57 AM -1 1942 31 -5 22  
AVERAGE 40 41 -1 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.23 1926 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.08 2.44 4.64 2.73  
SINCE DEC 1 7.08 2.44 4.64 2.73  
SINCE JAN 1 41.68 44.43 -2.75 37.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.2 1900 0.1 -0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 1.1 -0.9  
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 1.1 -0.9  
SINCE JUL 1 0.2 1.1 -0.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 24 1 29  
MONTH TO DATE 409 468 -59 472  
SINCE DEC 1 409 468 -59 472  
SINCE JUL 1 999 1152 -153 1094  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1632 1559 73 1770    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 26 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 76 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 6 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 22 2023......SUNRISE 7:21 AM EST SUNSET 4:55 PM EST  
DECEMBER 23 2023......SUNRISE 7:21 AM EST SUNSET 4:56 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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