Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
536 PM EDT TUE APR 30 2013


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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         68    220 PM  93    1974  74     -6       70
  MINIMUM         57    648 AM  30    1897  50      7       53
  AVERAGE         63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             0.93 1895   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      3.27  -0.41     2.40
  SINCE MAR 1      8.43                      7.31   1.12     4.91
  SINCE JAN 1     16.36                     13.11   3.25     9.86

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            2                         5     -3        3
  MONTH TO DATE  213                       240    -27      222
  SINCE MAR 1    877                       756    121      455
  SINCE JUL 1   3605                      3692    -87     2845

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        36     29       35
  SINCE MAR 1     65                        42     23       68
  SINCE JAN 1     66                        42     24       68
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93
 LOWEST     68
 AVERAGE    81

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1942
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1996
                                             1937


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 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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