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CDUS41 KAKQ 200608  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
208 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 62 4:06 PM 93 1941 72 -10 81  
1985  
MINIMUM 52 5:53 AM 29 2001 48 4 46  
AVERAGE 57 60 -3 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.50 1900 0.11 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 1.94 -0.59 1.31  
SINCE MAR 1 8.48 5.94 2.54 2.55  
SINCE JAN 1 17.58 11.78 5.80 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 8 7 1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 97 176 -79 96  
SINCE MAR 1 453 695 -242 525  
SINCE JUL 1 2933 3599 -666 2921  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 15 11 37  
SINCE MAR 1 30 20 10 39  
SINCE JAN 1 36 20 16 41    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 70 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1926  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:50 PM EDT  
APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:51 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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