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CDUS41 KAKQ 170531
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
131 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2023
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..THE RICHMOND 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 81 4:43 PM 94 1900 78 3 85
1944
MINIMUM 62 5:26 AM 39 1920 56 6 61
1984
2016
AVERAGE 72 67 5 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 2.78R 1.65 1971 0.13 2.65 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 3.30 2.03 1.27 1.56
SINCE MAR 1 8.59 9.21 -0.62 7.29
SINCE JAN 1 13.51 15.05 -1.54 13.28
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 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 48 49 -1 46
SINCE MAR 1 616 803 -187 667
SINCE JUL 1 3012 3707 -695 3167
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 4 3 8
MONTH TO DATE 42 48 -6 41
SINCE MAR 1 97 90 7 105
SINCE JAN 1 99 90 9 105
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 10:00 PM
LOWEST 56 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1974
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 36 1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 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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