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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
529 PM EDT WED MAY 8 2013


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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         70   1238 PM  92    1936  76     -6       78
  MINIMUM         52    542 AM  37    1974  53     -1       55
                                      1947
  AVERAGE         61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.11          1.22 1901   0.11   0.00     0.00
                                      1887
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.89   0.29     0.54
  SINCE MAR 1      9.63                      8.20   1.43     5.45
  SINCE JAN 1     17.56                     14.00   3.56    10.40

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE NOV 1      8.6
  SINCE JUL 1      8.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            4                         3      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        30     12        1
  SINCE MAR 1    919                       786    133      456
  SINCE JUL 1   3647                      3722    -75     2846

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        2
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        16    -15       50
  SINCE MAR 1     66                        58      8      118
  SINCE JAN 1     67                        58      9      118
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100
 LOWEST     55
 AVERAGE    78

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        31      1956


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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