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CDUS41 KAKQ 202128  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
528 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 83 3:59 PM 97 2022 79 4 97  
MINIMUM 59 5:07 AM 41 1976 57 2 67  
2002  
AVERAGE 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.22 1889 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.37 2.53 0.84 1.56  
SINCE MAR 1 8.66 9.71 -1.05 7.29  
SINCE JAN 1 13.58 15.55 -1.97 13.28  
 
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 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 51 57 -6 46  
SINCE MAR 1 619 811 -192 667  
SINCE JUL 1 3015 3715 -700 3167  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 4 2 17  
MONTH TO DATE 51 64 -13 80  
SINCE MAR 1 106 106 0 144  
SINCE JAN 1 108 106 2 144    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 45  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 95 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 39 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 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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