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CLMRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
929 AM EDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              99   10/06/1941
 LOW               21   10/27/1962
HIGHEST            85   10/03        71      14       82  10/17
                        10/02
LOWEST             37   10/31        47     -10       31  10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM     70.3              71.0    -0.7     69.3
AVG. MINIMUM     50.5              48.3     2.2     49.4
MEAN             60.4              59.7     0.7     59.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.5    -0.5        1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.39   1971
 MINIMUM         0.01   2000
TOTALS           4.00              2.98    1.02     2.79
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.10    0.03     0.09
DAYS >= .01        11               7.4     3.6        9
DAYS >= .10         6               5.0     1.0        5
DAYS >= .50         2               2.1    -0.1        2
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.8     0.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.10   10/29 TO 10/30

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   5
                        0
                        -26215
TOTALS            0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31           10/31 TO 10/31
                                                          10/31 TO 10/31
                                                          10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     191
 SINCE 7/1        202               233     -31      214
COOLING TOTAL      55                39      16       28
 SINCE 1/1       1744              1543     201     1898
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/270    DATE  10/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/230    DATE  10/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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