172  
CDUS41 KAKQ 170531  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
131 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 82 3:19 PM 94 1900 77 5 86  
MINIMUM 61 6:54 AM 44 1878 59 2 66  
AVERAGE 72 68 4 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.25 3.01 2014 0.12 0.13 0.25  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 1.87 -1.20 2.97  
SINCE MAR 1 6.62 8.93 -2.31 9.98  
SINCE JAN 1 12.25 15.24 -2.99 17.07  
 
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 0.4 -0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 T 6.2 -6.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 38 38 0 58  
SINCE MAR 1 571 692 -121 630  
SINCE JUL 1 2613 3052 -439 2951  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 5 2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 43 60 -17 38  
SINCE MAR 1 115 121 -6 104  
SINCE JAN 1 127 123 4 106    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 56 3:00 AM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 45 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 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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