534  
CDUS41 KAKQ 160535  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
135 AM EDT FRI AUG 16 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 89 1:14 PM 98 1900 88 1 97  
MINIMUM 64 3:49 AM 51 1963 68 -4 75  
1983  
AVERAGE 77 78 -1 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.45 1940 0.16 -0.16 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.66 2.36 0.30 1.75  
SINCE JUN 1 12.74 11.37 1.37 11.21  
SINCE JAN 1 37.44 28.39 9.05 25.89  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 12 13 -1 21  
MONTH TO DATE 230 202 28 211  
SINCE JUN 1 1149 955 194 951  
SINCE JAN 1 1396 1123 273 1076    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 101 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 PM EDT  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 6:28 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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