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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
526 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         90    208 PM  94    1944  78     12       81
                                      1900
  MINIMUM         70    533 AM  39    1984  55     15       63
                                      1920
  AVERAGE         80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.65 1971   0.13  -0.13      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      1.84  -0.16     2.11
  SINCE MAR 1     10.13                      9.15   0.98     7.02
  SINCE JAN 1     18.06                     14.95   3.11    11.97

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE NOV 1      8.6
  SINCE JUL 1      8.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        52     15       10
  SINCE MAR 1    944                       808    136      465
  SINCE JUL 1   3672                      3744    -72     2855

 COOLING
  TODAY           15                         4     11        7
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        41     -1       74
  SINCE MAR 1    105                        83     22      142
  SINCE JAN 1    106                        83     23      142
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    68
 LOWEST     31
 AVERAGE    50

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1974
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 PM EDT
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 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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