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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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