308  
CDUS41 KAKQ 182133  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
533 PM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 86 3:53 PM 95 1976 72 14 78  
MINIMUM 61 6:17 AM 29 1951 47 14 41  
AVERAGE 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.87 1910 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.33 1.83 -0.50 1.31  
SINCE MAR 1 8.46 5.83 2.63 2.55  
SINCE JAN 1 17.56 11.67 5.89 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 5  
MONTH TO DATE 89 169 -80 95  
SINCE MAR 1 445 688 -243 524  
SINCE JUL 1 2925 3592 -667 2920  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 1 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 14 14 37  
SINCE MAR 1 32 19 13 39  
SINCE JAN 1 38 19 19 41    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81  
LOWEST 28  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 93 1941  
1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 2001  
 
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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