203  
CDUS41 KAKQ 160530  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
130 AM EDT TUE APR 16 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 90 4:10 PM 92 1941 71 19 80  
MINIMUM 58 6:00 AM 29 1943 46 12 59  
AVERAGE 74 58 16 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.22 2.51 1983 0.10 0.12 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 1.33 1.53 -0.20 1.30  
SINCE MAR 1 8.46 5.53 2.93 2.54  
SINCE JAN 1 17.56 11.37 6.19 7.46  
 
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 0 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 89 147 -58 86  
SINCE MAR 1 445 666 -221 515  
SINCE JUL 1 2925 3570 -645 2911  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 1 8 5  
MONTH TO DATE 16 11 5 34  
SINCE MAR 1 20 16 4 36  
SINCE JAN 1 26 16 10 38    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 24 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EDT SUNSET 7:46 PM EDT  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 7:47 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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