Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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CXUS51 KAKQ 010937
CLMRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
537 AM EDT MON APR 01 2024
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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 94 03/29/1907
03/23/1907
LOW 10 03/04/2009
HIGHEST 82 03/14 81 1 84 03/23
LOWEST 32 03/01 22 10 24 03/20
03/24
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.9 59.6 5.3 62.1
AVG. MINIMUM 41.8 37.2 4.6 39.7
MEAN 53.4 48.4 5.0 50.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 2 9.5 -7.5 6
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.78 1891
MINIMUM 0.20 2006
TOTALS 7.13 4.00 3.13 1.24
DAILY AVG. 0.23 0.13 0.10 0.04
DAYS >= .01 13 10.8 2.2 12
DAYS >= .10 10 6.7 3.3 6
DAYS >= .50 6 2.8 3.2 0
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.9 1.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.63 03/22 TO 03/23
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 19.7 1960
TOTALS 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.7 8.8 -8.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.3 -0.3 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 356
SINCE 7/1 2836 3423 -587 MM
COOLING TOTAL 4 5 -1 2
SINCE 1/1 10 5 5 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/320 DATE 03/10
31/250 03/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/240 DATE 03/20
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.55
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 9
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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