348  
CDUS41 KAKQ 050532  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
132 AM EDT FRI APR 05 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 59 2:12 PM 87 2011 67 -8 82  
MINIMUM 38 5:22 AM 26 1992 43 -5 57  
AVERAGE 49 55 -6 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.45 1998 0.10 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.74 0.41 0.33 0.32  
SINCE MAR 1 7.87 4.41 3.46 1.56  
SINCE JAN 1 16.97 10.25 6.72 6.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2013 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 16 11 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 32 46 -14 19  
SINCE MAR 1 388 565 -177 448  
SINCE JUL 1 2868 3469 -601 2844  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 5  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 5  
SINCE MAR 1 4 5 -1 7  
SINCE JAN 1 10 5 5 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 89 1942  
2010  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 5 2024.........SUNRISE 6:48 AM EDT SUNSET 7:36 PM EDT  
APRIL 6 2024.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM EDT SUNSET 7:37 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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