Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
679 CXUS51 KAKQ 011155 CLMRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 655 AM EST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 81 12/07/1998 12/06/1998 LOW -2 12/30/1917 HIGHEST 68 12/03 72 -4 69 12/30 LOWEST 26 12/15 18 8 8 12/24 12/20 12/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 56.5 51.5 5.0 50.8 AVG. MINIMUM 34.7 32.1 2.6 30.4 MEAN 45.6 41.8 3.8 40.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 16 17.3 -1.3 18 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.16 2009 MINIMUM 0.40 1980 TOTALS 8.87 3.51 5.36 4.52 DAILY AVG. 0.29 0.11 0.18 0.15 DAYS >= .01 13 10.0 3.0 9 DAYS >= .10 8 6.2 1.8 6 DAYS >= .50 5 2.5 2.5 2 DAYS >= 1.00 3 0.9 2.1 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.50 12/10 TO 12/11 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 17.2 1908 TOTALS 0.2 SINCE 7/1 0.2 1.8 -1.6 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. T 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL 0.2 1MM11 TO 12/11 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 594 SINCE 7/1 1184 1404 -220 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0 SINCE 1/1 1632 1560 72 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/350 DATE 12/10 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/350 DATE 12/10 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 1 FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$