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CDUS41 KAKQ 152131  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
531 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 72 3:02 PM 97 1962 78 -6 86  
MINIMUM 53 2:29 AM 36 1936 55 -2 60  
AVERAGE 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.39 1889 0.13 -0.13 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.52 1.90 -1.38 1.54  
SINCE MAR 1 5.81 9.08 -3.27 7.27  
SINCE JAN 1 10.73 14.92 -4.19 13.26  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 2 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 47 1 46  
SINCE MAR 1 616 801 -185 667  
SINCE JUL 1 3012 3705 -693 3167  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 8  
MONTH TO DATE 35 44 -9 33  
SINCE MAR 1 90 86 4 97  
SINCE JAN 1 92 86 6 97    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86  
LOWEST 42  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1900  
1944  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 1920  
1984  
2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2023...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 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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