050  
CDUS41 KAKQ 220545  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
145 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 57 5:03 PM 90 1968 61 -4 64  
MINIMUM 34 6:19 AM 16 1914 39 -5 26  
AVERAGE 46 50 -4 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.40 1983 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 2.74 1.34 0.56  
SINCE MAR 1 4.08 2.74 1.34 0.56  
SINCE JAN 1 13.18 8.58 4.60 5.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1943 0.0 0.0  
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 19 15 4 20  
MONTH TO DATE 212 384 -172 358  
SINCE MAR 1 212 384 -172 358  
SINCE JUL 1 2692 3288 -596 2754  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 25 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 90 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 19 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 22 2024.........SUNRISE 7:09 AM EDT SUNSET 7:24 PM EDT  
MARCH 23 2024.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM EDT SUNSET 7:24 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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