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CDUS41 KAKQ 170538  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
138 AM EDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 3:15 PM 101 1954 88 1 91  
MINIMUM 65 5:25 AM 53 1963 68 -3 71  
AVERAGE 77 78 -1 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.10 2007 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.66 2.51 0.15 1.75  
SINCE JUN 1 12.74 11.52 1.22 11.21  
SINCE JAN 1 37.44 28.54 8.90 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 16  
MONTH TO DATE 242 215 27 227  
SINCE JUN 1 1161 968 193 967  
SINCE JAN 1 1408 1136 272 1092    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 99 1987  
1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 56 1902  
1963  
1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 PM EDT  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:57 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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