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CDUS41 KAKQ 182126
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
526 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         67    359 PM  95    1962  78    -11       75
                                      1911
  MINIMUM         60    457 AM  38    1973  56      4       54
  AVERAGE         64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.51          1.67 1992   0.13   0.38     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.22                      2.09   0.13     2.11
  SINCE MAR 1     10.67                      9.40   1.27     7.02
  SINCE JAN 1     18.60                     15.20   3.40    11.97

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            1                         2     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        56     12       10
  SINCE MAR 1    945                       812    133      465
  SINCE JUL 1   3673                      3748    -75     2855

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        49     -1       76
  SINCE MAR 1    113                        91     22      144
  SINCE JAN 1    114                        91     23      144
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100
 LOWEST     87
 AVERAGE    94

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        97      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1933


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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