Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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CDUS41 KAKQ 302136
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
536 PM EDT TUE APR 30 2013
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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 68 220 PM 93 1974 74 -6 70
MINIMUM 57 648 AM 30 1897 50 7 53
AVERAGE 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.93 1895 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.86 3.27 -0.41 2.40
SINCE MAR 1 8.43 7.31 1.12 4.91
SINCE JAN 1 16.36 13.11 3.25 9.86
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T
SINCE NOV 1 8.6
SINCE JUL 1 8.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 2 5 -3 3
MONTH TO DATE 213 240 -27 222
SINCE MAR 1 877 756 121 455
SINCE JUL 1 3605 3692 -87 2845
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 65 36 29 35
SINCE MAR 1 65 42 23 68
SINCE JAN 1 66 42 24 68
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93
LOWEST 68
AVERAGE 81
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 94 1942
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 36 1996
1937
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE 615 AM EDT SUNSET 759 PM EDT
MAY 1 2013...........SUNRISE 614 AM EDT SUNSET 759 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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