863  
CDUS41 KAKQ 052126  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
526 PM EDT MON AUG 05 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 90 3:42 PM 99 1944 89 1 91  
1977  
1980  
MINIMUM 73 3:48 AM 54 1929 69 4 66  
AVERAGE 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.77 1952 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.94 0.84 0.10 0.45  
SINCE JUN 1 11.02 9.85 1.17 9.91  
SINCE JAN 1 35.72 26.87 8.85 24.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 6 -6 1  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 17 14 3 14  
MONTH TO DATE 89 70 19 49  
SINCE JUN 1 1008 823 185 789  
SINCE JAN 1 1255 991 264 914    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 62  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 107 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 54 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 5 2024........SUNRISE 6:17 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT  
AUGUST 6 2024........SUNRISE 6:18 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 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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