741  
CDUS41 KAKQ 040528  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
128 AM EDT THU APR 04 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 69 1:09 PM 93 1963 66 3 73  
MINIMUM 48 11:59 PM 27 1924 42 6 40  
1972  
AVERAGE 59 54 5 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.63 1.52 1901 0.10 0.53 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.73 0.31 0.42 0.32  
SINCE MAR 1 7.86 4.31 3.55 1.56  
SINCE JAN 1 16.96 10.15 6.81 6.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 10.0 1915 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 11 -5 8  
MONTH TO DATE 16 35 -19 19  
SINCE MAR 1 372 554 -182 448  
SINCE JUL 1 2852 3458 -606 2844  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 11:00 AM  
LOWEST 78 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 87 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 4 2024.........SUNRISE 6:50 AM EDT SUNSET 7:35 PM EDT  
APRIL 5 2024.........SUNRISE 6:48 AM EDT SUNSET 7:36 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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