CXUS51 KAKQ 010937 CLMRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 537 AM EDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 03/29/1907 03/23/1907 LOW 10 03/04/2009 HIGHEST 82 03/14 81 1 84 03/23 LOWEST 32 03/01 22 10 24 03/20 03/24 AVG. MAXIMUM 64.9 59.6 5.3 62.1 AVG. MINIMUM 41.8 37.2 4.6 39.7 MEAN 53.4 48.4 5.0 50.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 2 9.5 -7.5 6 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.78 1891 MINIMUM 0.20 2006 TOTALS 7.13 4.00 3.13 1.24 DAILY AVG. 0.23 0.13 0.10 0.04 DAYS >= .01 13 10.8 2.2 12 DAYS >= .10 10 6.7 3.3 6 DAYS >= .50 6 2.8 3.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.9 1.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.63 03/22 TO 03/23 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 19.7 1960 TOTALS 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.7 8.8 -8.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.3 -0.3 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 356 SINCE 7/1 2836 3423 -587 MM COOLING TOTAL 4 5 -1 2 SINCE 1/1 10 5 5 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/320 DATE 03/10 31/250 03/20 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/240 DATE 03/20 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.55 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 9 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$