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CDUS41 KAKQ 172132  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
532 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 3:40 PM 99 1987 88 2 91  
1988  
MINIMUM 73 6:28 AM 56 1902 68 5 72  
1963  
1979  
AVERAGE 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.17 1977 0.16 -0.16 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.66 2.67 -0.01 1.75  
SINCE JUN 1 12.74 11.68 1.06 11.21  
SINCE JAN 1 37.44 28.70 8.74 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 17 13 4 17  
MONTH TO DATE 259 228 31 244  
SINCE JUN 1 1178 981 197 984  
SINCE JAN 1 1425 1149 276 1109    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79  
LOWEST 59  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 97 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1941  
 
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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