214  
CDUS41 KAKQ 312143  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
543 PM EDT WED MAY 31 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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 77 3:32 PM 98 1991 81 -4 95  
2011  
MINIMUM 55 5:45 AM 45 1938 60 -5 67  
AVERAGE 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.12 1972 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.47 4.00 0.47 3.86  
SINCE MAR 1 9.76 11.18 -1.42 9.59  
SINCE JAN 1 14.68 17.02 -2.34 15.58  
 
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 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 66 72 -6 53  
SINCE MAR 1 634 826 -192 674  
SINCE JUL 1 3030 3730 -700 3174  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 7 -6 16  
MONTH TO DATE 68 126 -58 169  
SINCE MAR 1 123 168 -45 233  
SINCE JAN 1 125 168 -43 233    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87  
LOWEST 50  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 97 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1930  
1938  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 31 2023...........SUNRISE 5:50 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 PM EDT  
JUNE 1 2023..........SUNRISE 5:50 AM EDT SUNSET 8:25 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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