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CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
426 AM EDT WED MAY 15 2013


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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         69    441 PM  94    1956  77     -8       75
  MINIMUM         41    525 AM  40    1941  54    -13       61
                                      1939
  AVERAGE         55                        66    -11       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.74 2011   0.12  -0.12     0.11
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      1.59   0.09     1.52
  SINCE MAR 1     10.13                      8.90   1.23     6.43
  SINCE JAN 1     18.06                     14.70   3.36    11.38

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0
                                      2001
  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       10                         3      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        48     19       10
  SINCE MAR 1    944                       804    140      465
  SINCE JUL 1   3672                      3740    -68     2855

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        3
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        34    -16       59
  SINCE MAR 1     83                        76      7      127
  SINCE JAN 1     84                        76      8      127
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73           400 AM
 LOWEST     27           300 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        97      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1936


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   600 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 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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