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CDUS41 KAKQ 062126
CLIRIC


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD, VA
526 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008


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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 6 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         78    359 PM 102    1954  82     -4       90
  MINIMUM         73    202 PM  48    1924  63     10       68
  AVERAGE         76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.99          3.36 1896   0.13   1.86     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.49                      0.78   1.71     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      2.49                      0.78   1.71     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1     37.20                     30.93   6.27    29.21

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                         8      3       14
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        52     17       62
  SINCE SEP 1     69                        52     17       62
  SINCE JAN 1   1446                      1260    186     1509
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 WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100
 LOWEST     71
 AVERAGE    86

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       103      1954
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  6 2008.....SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 PM EDT
SEPTEMBER  7 2008.....SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 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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