824  
CDUS41 KAKQ 180533  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
133 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 78 3:08 PM 96 1976 71 7 70  
MINIMUM 54 5:18 AM 31 1928 47 7 52  
1949  
AVERAGE 66 59 7 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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  
YESTERDAY 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 29 1951  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:48 PM EDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:49 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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