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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
446 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013


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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         73    223 PM  92    1956  77     -4       79
                                      1914
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  38    1941  54     -3       47
                                      1938
  AVERAGE         62                        65     -3       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.67 1912   0.12  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      1.35   0.33     1.38
  SINCE MAR 1     10.13                      8.66   1.47     6.29
  SINCE JAN 1     18.06                     14.46   3.60    11.24

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        3                         3      0        2
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        42      3       10
  SINCE MAR 1    922                       798    124      465
  SINCE JUL 1   3650                      3734    -84     2855

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        28    -10       52
  SINCE MAR 1     83                        70     13      120
  SINCE JAN 1     84                        70     14      120
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     26           600 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      2000
                                             1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1969


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2013...........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 PM EDT
MAY 14 2013...........SUNRISE   601 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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