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CDUS41 KAKQ 160536
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
136 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2023
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 72 3:02 PM 97 1962 78 -6 86
MINIMUM 53 2:29 AM 36 1936 55 -2 60
AVERAGE 63 66 -3 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0
2002
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1
SINCE JUL 1 T 8.8 -8.8
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 3:00 AM
LOWEST 42 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1900
1944
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 1920
1984
2016
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 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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