347  
CDUS41 KAKQ 220527  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
127 AM EDT MON MAY 22 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 5:10 PM 95 2022 79 -2 95  
MINIMUM 58 11:06 PM 39 1950 57 1 70  
AVERAGE 68 68 0 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.27 1.76 1920 0.13 0.14 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 3.67 2.66 1.01 1.61  
SINCE MAR 1 8.96 9.84 -0.88 7.34  
SINCE JAN 1 13.88 15.68 -1.80 13.33  
 
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 59 -8 46  
SINCE MAR 1 619 813 -194 667  
SINCE JUL 1 3015 3717 -702 3167  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 5 -2 18  
MONTH TO DATE 54 69 -15 98  
SINCE MAR 1 109 111 -2 162  
SINCE JAN 1 111 111 0 162    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 96 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT  
MAY 23 2023...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 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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