Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
430 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013


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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         90    208 PM  94    1944  78     12       81
                                      1900
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  39    1984  55     12       63
                                      1920
  AVERAGE         79                        66     13       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.65 1971   0.13  -0.10      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      1.84  -0.13     2.11
  SINCE MAR 1     10.16                      9.15   1.01     7.02
  SINCE JAN 1     18.09                     14.95   3.14    11.97

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0
                                      2001
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0
  SINCE NOV 1      8.6                      10.3   -1.7
  SINCE JUL 1      8.6                      10.3   -1.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        52     15       10
  SINCE MAR 1    944                       808    136      465
  SINCE JUL 1   3672                      3744    -72     2855

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       14                         4     10        7
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        41     -2       74
  SINCE MAR 1    104                        83     21      142
  SINCE JAN 1    105                        83     22      142
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81          1100 PM
 LOWEST     31          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1974
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 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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