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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
133 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         78   3:08 PM  96    1976  71      7       70
  MINIMUM         54   5:18 AM  31    1928  47      7       52
                                      1949
  AVERAGE         66                        59      7       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.65 1910   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      1.73  -0.40     1.31
  SINCE MAR 1      8.46                      5.73   2.73     2.55
  SINCE JAN 1     17.56                     11.57   5.99     7.47

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.1   -1.1
  SINCE JUL 1      0.7                       8.8   -8.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        4
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       162    -73       90
  SINCE MAR 1    445                       681   -236      519
  SINCE JUL 1   2925                      3585   -660     2915

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        13      6       37
  SINCE MAR 1     23                        18      5       39
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        18     11       41
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72           7:00 AM
 LOWEST     44          12:00 AM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        95      1976
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:30 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:48 PM EDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   6:28 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:49 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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