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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
529 PM EDT WED MAY 08 2024

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         91   2:52 PM  92    1936  76     15       87
  MINIMUM         67   3:55 AM  37    1947  53     14       60
                                      1974
  AVERAGE         79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.22 1887   0.13  -0.13     0.00
                                      1901
  MONTH TO DATE    3.23                      1.01   2.22     0.41
  SINCE MAR 1     11.94                      8.19   3.75     5.70
  SINCE JAN 1     21.04                     14.03   7.01    10.62

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        29    -22       42
  SINCE MAR 1    525                       783   -258      610
  SINCE JUL 1   3005                      3687   -682     3006

 COOLING
  TODAY           14                         3     11        9
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        20     41       12
  SINCE MAR 1    118                        62     56       67
  SINCE JAN 1    124                        62     62       69
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90
 LOWEST     39
 AVERAGE    65

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        31      1956


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   6:06 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:06 PM EDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   6:05 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:07 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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