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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
130 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2025

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         73  12:02 PM  85    1945  59     14       69        
  MINIMUM         60   1:45 AM  18    1979  37     23       48        
  AVERAGE         67                        48     19       59     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.26          2.09 1923   0.14   0.12     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.95                      2.06   0.89     4.08     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.95                      2.06   0.89     4.08     
  SINCE JAN 1     11.20                      7.90   3.30    13.18     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.9  1950   0.0    0.0               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8               
  SINCE JUL 1     11.7                       8.5    3.2               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                        17    -17        6        
  MONTH TO DATE  251                       304    -53      151        
  SINCE MAR 1    251                       304    -53      151        
  SINCE JUL 1   3015                      3208   -193     2631        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        4        
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        4        
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2       10        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          10:00 PM                                      
 LOWEST     71          12:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    86                                                        

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        91      1945                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        19      1970                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH 17 2025.........SUNRISE   7:17 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:19 PM EDT     
MARCH 18 2025.........SUNRISE   7:15 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:20 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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