765  
CDUS41 KAKQ 020527  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
127 AM EDT TUE APR 02 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 70 2:05 PM 88 1978 65 5 76  
MINIMUM 47 5:23 AM 19 1923 42 5 54  
AVERAGE 59 54 5 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.08 1.10 1896 0.10 -0.02 0.32  
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 0.10 -0.02 0.32  
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 4.10 3.11 1.56  
SINCE JAN 1 16.31 9.94 6.37 6.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.2 1964 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1  
SINCE JUL 1 0.7 8.8 -8.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 12 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 12 -6 0  
SINCE MAR 1 362 531 -169 429  
SINCE JUL 1 2842 3435 -593 2825  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 4 5 -1 2  
SINCE JAN 1 10 5 5 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 89 1967  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 24 1919  
1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 2 2024.........SUNRISE 6:52 AM EDT SUNSET 7:34 PM EDT  
APRIL 3 2024.........SUNRISE 6:51 AM EDT SUNSET 7:34 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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