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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
525 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2013


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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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   1151 AM  94    1942  75     -5       87
  MINIMUM         54    603 AM  36    1996  51      3       63
                                      1937
  AVERAGE         62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.10 1961   0.11  -0.11     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.11  -0.11     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      8.45                      7.42   1.03     4.92
  SINCE JAN 1     16.38                     13.22   3.16     9.87

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            3                         4     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         4     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1    880                       760    120      455
  SINCE JUL 1   3608                      3696    -88     2845

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2       10
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       10
  SINCE MAR 1     65                        44     21       78
  SINCE JAN 1     66                        44     22       78
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93
 LOWEST     44
 AVERAGE    69

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      2007
                                             1898
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1943


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 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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