CDUS41 KAKQ 212142
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA                               
537 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008
 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         87    301 PM  96    1962  85      2       91       
                                      1959                          
                                      1899                          
  MINIMUM         63    407 AM  54    1922  66     -3       71       
  AVERAGE         75                                                
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.19 1963   0.13  -0.13     0.66    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      2.88  -2.78     6.57    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.79                     11.09  -3.30    13.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.08                     28.85   0.23    28.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1      0.8                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           10                        11     -1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  276                       264     12      351       
  SINCE JUN 1   1142                       956    186     1110       
  SINCE JAN 1   1267                      1105    162     1310       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (100)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     27                                                       
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1923                    
                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 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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