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CDUS41 KAKQ 170532  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
132 AM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 76 2:56 PM 93 1976 71 5 82  
MINIMUM 57 10:58 PM 27 1943 47 10 54  
AVERAGE 67 59 8 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.76 1987 0.10 -0.10 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.33 1.63 -0.30 1.31  
SINCE MAR 1 8.46 5.63 2.83 2.55  
SINCE JAN 1 17.56 11.47 6.09 7.47  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1935 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 89 155 -66 86  
SINCE MAR 1 445 674 -229 515  
SINCE JUL 1 2925 3578 -653 2911  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 1 1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 18 12 6 37  
SINCE MAR 1 22 17 5 39  
SINCE JAN 1 28 17 11 41    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 96 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 31 1928  
1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 7:47 PM EDT  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:48 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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