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CDUS41 KAKQ 180532
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
132 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2023
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 77 3:14 PM 94 1974 78 -1 85
MINIMUM 59 11:59 PM 36 1984 56 3 54
AVERAGE 68 67 1 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.07 2.67 2018 0.12 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.37 2.15 1.22 1.56
SINCE MAR 1 8.66 9.33 -0.67 7.29
SINCE JAN 1 13.58 15.17 -1.59 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 51 -3 46
SINCE MAR 1 616 805 -189 667
SINCE JUL 1 3012 3709 -697 3167
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 4 -1 5
MONTH TO DATE 45 52 -7 46
SINCE MAR 1 100 94 6 110
SINCE JAN 1 102 94 8 110
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM
LOWEST 46 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 95 1911
1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1973
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 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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