Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
430 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         84    302 PM  94    1974  78      6       74
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  36    1984  55      8       59
  AVERAGE         74                        67      7       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.16 1932   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      1.96  -0.25     2.11
  SINCE MAR 1     10.16                      9.27   0.89     7.02
  SINCE JAN 1     18.09                     15.07   3.02    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                        54     13       10
  SINCE MAR 1    944                       810    134      465
  SINCE JUL 1   3672                      3746    -74     2855

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         4      5        2
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        45      3       76
  SINCE MAR 1    113                        87     26      144
  SINCE JAN 1    114                        87     27      144
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     34           200 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        95      1962
                                             1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 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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