532  
CDUS41 KAKQ 172143  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
543 PM EDT THU OCT 17 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 63 2:21 PM 86 1925 71 -8 66  
MINIMUM 44 6:18 AM 32 1935 48 -4 46  
1937  
AVERAGE 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.09 1932 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.61 1.94 -1.33 0.59  
SINCE SEP 1 3.60 6.55 -2.95 5.58  
SINCE JAN 1 43.43 37.48 5.95 31.80  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 11 6 5 9  
MONTH TO DATE 55 75 -20 63  
SINCE SEP 1 55 97 -42 67  
SINCE JUL 1 55 97 -42 67  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 33 9 38  
SINCE SEP 1 269 239 30 296  
SINCE JAN 1 1852 1549 303 1601    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76  
LOWEST 38  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 88 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2024.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM EDT SUNSET 6:29 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM EDT SUNSET 6:27 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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