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CDUS41 KAKQ 202130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 78 1:53 PM 102 1983 87 -9 94  
MINIMUM 64 5:35 AM 53 1930 67 -3 63  
1998  
AVERAGE 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.74 1931 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.82 3.15 0.67 1.75  
SINCE JUN 1 13.90 12.16 1.74 11.21  
SINCE JAN 1 38.60 29.18 9.42 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 6 12 -6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 293 264 29 284  
SINCE JUN 1 1212 1017 195 1024  
SINCE JAN 1 1459 1185 274 1149    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87  
LOWEST 48  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1899  
1959  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 54 1922  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2024........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:54 PM EDT  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 7:53 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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