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CDUS41 KAKQ 172130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 78 3:08 PM 96 1976 71 7 70  
MINIMUM 54 5:18 AM 31 1928 47 7 52  
1949  
AVERAGE 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.65 1910 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.33 1.73 -0.40 1.31  
SINCE MAR 1 8.46 5.73 2.73 2.55  
SINCE JAN 1 17.56 11.57 5.99 7.47  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 7 -7 4  
MONTH TO DATE 89 162 -73 90  
SINCE MAR 1 445 681 -236 519  
SINCE JUL 1 2925 3585 -660 2915  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 13 6 37  
SINCE MAR 1 23 18 5 39  
SINCE JAN 1 29 18 11 41    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72  
LOWEST 44  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 29 1951  
 
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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