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CDUS41 KAKQ 182133  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
533 PM EDT SUN AUG 18 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 2:19 PM 97 2002 88 2 91  
MINIMUM 72 3:30 AM 54 1941 68 4 70  
AVERAGE 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 5.58 1985 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.76 2.83 -0.07 1.75  
SINCE JUN 1 12.84 11.84 1.00 11.21  
SINCE JAN 1 37.54 28.86 8.68 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 16 12 4 16  
MONTH TO DATE 275 240 35 260  
SINCE JUN 1 1194 993 201 1000  
SINCE JAN 1 1441 1161 280 1125    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 61  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1924  
1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:57 PM EDT  
AUGUST 19 2024........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:56 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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