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CDUS41 KAKQ 280529  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
129 AM EDT SUN APR 28 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 65 5:50 PM 96 1915 74 -9 74  
1990  
MINIMUM 51 3:05 AM 31 1976 50 1 49  
AVERAGE 58 62 -4 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.74 1928 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.58 2.83 -1.25 1.81  
SINCE MAR 1 8.71 6.83 1.88 3.05  
SINCE JAN 1 17.81 12.67 5.14 7.97  
 
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 7 5 2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 162 222 -60 134  
SINCE MAR 1 518 741 -223 563  
SINCE JUL 1 2998 3645 -647 2959  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 31 -5 53  
SINCE MAR 1 30 36 -6 55  
SINCE JAN 1 36 36 0 57    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 8:00 PM  
LOWEST 69 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1957  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 28 2024.........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 7:57 PM EDT  
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE 6:16 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 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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