737  
CDUS41 KAKQ 180527  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
127 AM EDT MON MAR 18 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 74 2:49 PM 91 1945 60 14 66  
MINIMUM 54 7:08 AM 19 1970 37 17 47  
AVERAGE 64 49 15 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.14 1975 0.14 -0.14 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 2.20 1.88 0.45  
SINCE MAR 1 4.08 2.20 1.88 0.45  
SINCE JAN 1 13.18 8.04 5.14 5.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1926 0.1 -0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.9 -0.9  
SINCE JUL 1 0.7 8.6 -7.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 17 -16 8  
MONTH TO DATE 152 321 -169 273  
SINCE MAR 1 152 321 -169 273  
SINCE JUL 1 2632 3225 -593 2669  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 4 0 4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 10 0 10 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 25 11:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 84 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 18 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM EDT SUNSET 7:20 PM EDT  
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM EDT SUNSET 7:21 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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