985  
CDUS41 KAKQ 010626  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
126 AM EST FRI MAR 01 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 2024  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 52 3:52 PM 79 1972 55 -3 68  
MINIMUM 35 11:59 PM 19 1936 33 2 45  
AVERAGE 44 44 0 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.40 1892 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 2.61 0.73 2.10  
SINCE DEC 1 17.97 9.35 8.62 9.44  
SINCE JAN 1 9.10 5.84 3.26 4.92  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.4 1968 0.1 -0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.2 -2.2  
SINCE DEC 1 0.7 7.7 -7.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.7 7.7 -7.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 21 21 0 8  
MONTH TO DATE 574 715 -141 447  
SINCE DEC 1 1890 2263 -373 1774  
SINCE JUL 1 2480 2947 -467 2396  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2  
SINCE DEC 1 6 1 5 2  
SINCE JAN 1 6 0 6 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 24 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 81 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 11 1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 1 2024.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM EST SUNSET 6:04 PM EST  
MARCH 2 2024.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM EST SUNSET 6:05 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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