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CDUS41 KAKQ 300527
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
127 AM EDT SAT MAY 30 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 80 4:37 PM 98 1941 81 -1 73
MINIMUM 56 5:15 AM 37 1936 60 -4 57
AVERAGE 68 70 -2 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.71 1984 0.14 -0.14 T
MONTH TO DATE 3.97 3.73 0.24 6.35
SINCE MAR 1 6.66 10.91 -4.25 14.21
SINCE JAN 1 13.64 16.75 -3.11 22.46
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 2.0 1.1 0.9
SINCE JUL 1 13.0 8.8 4.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 87 70 17 40
SINCE MAR 1 555 824 -269 596
SINCE JUL 1 3621 3728 -107 3360
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 136 113 23 102
SINCE MAR 1 253 155 98 199
SINCE JAN 1 253 155 98 199
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 11:00 PM
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 98 1991
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 42 1932
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 30 2026...........SUNRISE 5:51 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 PM EDT
MAY 31 2026...........SUNRISE 5:50 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 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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