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CDUS41 KAKQ 060539  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
139 AM EDT SAT MAY 06 2023  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 67 2:26 PM 89 1902 75 -8 68  
1918  
1934  
MINIMUM 48 4:31 AM 39 1966 56 -8 58  
AVERAGE 58 66 -8 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.38 1882 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.60 -0.59 0.15  
SINCE MAR 1 5.96 7.66 -1.70 7.16  
SINCE JAN 1 11.59 13.97 -2.38 14.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 T 6.2 -6.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 3 4 2  
MONTH TO DATE 32 15 17 5  
SINCE MAR 1 565 669 -104 577  
SINCE JUL 1 2607 3029 -422 2898  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 15 -15 15  
SINCE MAR 1 72 76 -4 81  
SINCE JAN 1 84 78 6 83    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 93 1892  
1950  
2010  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 43 1877  
1964  
1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 PM EDT  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 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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