612  
CDUS41 KAKQ 302127  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
527 PM EDT TUE APR 30 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 85 3:05 PM 93 1974 75 10 71  
MINIMUM 63 5:16 AM 30 1897 51 12 57  
AVERAGE 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.70 2020 0.12 -0.12 0.48  
MONTH TO DATE 1.58 3.18 -1.60 4.05  
SINCE MAR 1 8.71 7.18 1.53 5.29  
SINCE JAN 1 17.81 13.02 4.79 10.21  
 
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 4 -4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 162 236 -74 139  
SINCE MAR 1 518 755 -237 568  
SINCE JUL 1 2998 3659 -661 2964  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 2 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 53 37 16 53  
SINCE MAR 1 57 42 15 55  
SINCE JAN 1 63 42 21 57    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
 
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 75  
LOWEST 37  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 94 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 36 1937  
1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE 6:15 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 PM EDT  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 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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