Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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CDUS41 KAKQ 080827
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
426 AM EDT WED MAY 8 2013
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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2013...
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 74 231 PM 94 1943 76 -2 74
1940
1934
MINIMUM 57 1051 PM 37 1970 52 5 54
1968
AVERAGE 66 64 2 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.76 1.97 1967 0.11 0.65 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.07 0.78 0.29 0.54
SINCE MAR 1 9.52 8.09 1.43 5.45
SINCE JAN 1 17.45 13.89 3.56 10.40
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE NOV 1 8.6 10.3 -1.7
SINCE JUL 1 8.6 10.3 -1.7
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 1
MONTH TO DATE 38 27 11 1
SINCE MAR 1 915 783 132 456
SINCE JUL 1 3643 3719 -76 2846
COOLING
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 14 -13 48
SINCE MAR 1 66 56 10 116
SINCE JAN 1 67 56 11 116
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 57 300 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1936
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 37 1974
1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2013...........SUNRISE 606 AM EDT SUNSET 806 PM EDT
MAY 9 2013...........SUNRISE 605 AM EDT SUNSET 807 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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