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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
531 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013


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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         69    111 PM  92    1965  75     -6       82
                                      1913
  MINIMUM         46    323 AM  34    1963  51     -5       58
  AVERAGE         58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.34 1893   0.11  -0.11      T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.33  -0.33     0.06
  SINCE MAR 1      8.45                      7.64   0.81     4.97
  SINCE JAN 1     16.38                     13.44   2.94     9.92

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            7                         4      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        12      4        0
  SINCE MAR 1    893                       768    125      455
  SINCE JUL 1   3621                      3704    -83     2845

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        5
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       27
  SINCE MAR 1     65                        48     17       95
  SINCE JAN 1     66                        48     18       95
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93
 LOWEST     32
 AVERAGE    63

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1986


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2013...........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 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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