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CDUS41 KAKQ 222129  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
529 PM EDT MON MAY 22 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 80 2:50 PM 96 1941 79 1 91  
MINIMUM 56 5:32 AM 38 2002 57 -1 69  
AVERAGE 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.38 2018 0.14 -0.14 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.67 2.80 0.87 1.61  
SINCE MAR 1 8.96 9.98 -1.02 7.34  
SINCE JAN 1 13.88 15.82 -1.94 13.33  
 
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 61 -10 46  
SINCE MAR 1 619 815 -196 667  
SINCE JUL 1 3015 3719 -704 3167  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 5 -2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 57 74 -17 113  
SINCE MAR 1 112 116 -4 177  
SINCE JAN 1 114 116 -2 177    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81  
LOWEST 35  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 99 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1936  
 
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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