660  
CDUS41 KAKQ 210534  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
134 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 83 4:39 PM 97 2022 79 4 97  
MINIMUM 59 5:07 AM 41 1976 57 2 67  
2002  
AVERAGE 71 68 3 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 3.22 1889 0.13 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.40 2.53 0.87 1.56  
SINCE MAR 1 8.69 9.71 -1.02 7.29  
SINCE JAN 1 13.61 15.55 -1.94 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 51 57 -6 46  
SINCE MAR 1 619 811 -192 667  
SINCE JUL 1 3015 3715 -700 3167  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 95 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 39 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 5:55 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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