495  
CDUS41 KAKQ 122131  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
531 PM EDT MON AUG 12 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 2:18 PM 101 1977 88 -3 93  
MINIMUM 70 5:21 AM 51 1930 68 2 69  
AVERAGE 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 8.79 1955 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.63 1.89 0.74 1.75  
SINCE JUN 1 12.71 10.90 1.81 11.21  
SINCE JAN 1 37.41 27.92 9.49 25.89  
 
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 13 13 0 16  
MONTH TO DATE 195 163 32 150  
SINCE JUN 1 1114 916 198 890  
SINCE JAN 1 1361 1084 277 1015    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91  
LOWEST 48  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 99 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 47 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 12 2024........SUNRISE 6:23 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT  
AUGUST 13 2024........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:03 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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