786  
CDUS41 KAKQ 110522  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
122 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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 86 4:35 PM 94 1963 77 9 74  
MINIMUM 54 5:53 AM 32 2020 54 0 45  
AVERAGE 70 65 5 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.35 1990 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 1.26 -1.11 1.24  
SINCE MAR 1 2.84 8.44 -5.60 9.10  
SINCE JAN 1 9.82 14.28 -4.46 17.35  
 
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 3 -3 5  
MONTH TO DATE 45 35 10 9  
SINCE MAR 1 513 789 -276 565  
SINCE JUL 1 3579 3693 -114 3329  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 3 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 26 -12 47  
SINCE MAR 1 131 68 63 144  
SINCE JAN 1 131 68 63 144    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 22 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 92 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 32 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 11 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 PM EDT  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 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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