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CDUS41 KAKQ 070530  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
130 AM EDT SUN APR 07 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 60 1:17 PM 93 2010 67 -7 87  
MINIMUM 39 6:01 AM 27 1975 43 -4 60  
2016  
AVERAGE 50 55 -5 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.68 1907 0.10 -0.10 0.26  
MONTH TO DATE 0.74 0.61 0.13 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 7.87 4.61 3.26 1.82  
SINCE JAN 1 16.97 10.45 6.52 6.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 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 15 10 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 60 67 -7 19  
SINCE MAR 1 416 586 -170 448  
SINCE JUL 1 2896 3490 -594 2844  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 23  
SINCE MAR 1 4 7 -3 25  
SINCE JAN 1 10 7 3 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 57 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1929  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 7 2024.........SUNRISE 6:45 AM EDT SUNSET 7:38 PM EDT  
APRIL 8 2024.........SUNRISE 6:44 AM EDT SUNSET 7:39 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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