Precipitation is rather uniformly distributed throughout the year. However, dry periods lasting several weeks do occur, especially in autumn when long periods of pleasant, mild weather are most common. There is considerable variability in total monthly amounts from year to year so that no one month can be depended upon to be normal. Snow has been recorded during seven of the twelve months. Falls of 3 inches (7.6 cm) or more within 24 hours occur an average once per year. Annual snowfall, however, is usually light, averaging 10.5 inches (27 cm) per season. Snow typically remains on the ground only one or two days at a time, but remained for 16 days in 2010 (January 30 to February 14). Ice storms (freezing rain or glaze) are not uncommon, but they are seldom severe enough to do any considerable damage. COUNT 5
QSN1 What season in Richmond is most likely to see periods of dryness? ANS1 autumn QSN2 How many times does Richmond receive 7.6 centimeters or more of snow in a 24 hour period annually? ANS2 once QSN3 About how many centimeters of snow does Richmond experience in the fall? ANS3 27 QSN4 During what span of 2010 did snowfall remain for a significant amount of time on the ground in Richmond? ANS4 January 30 to February 14 QSN5 What types of ice storms sometimes hit Richmond? ANS5 freezing rain or glaze