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CDUS41 KAKQ 060539  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
139 AM EDT SAT MAY 06 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 72 3:57 PM 92 1930 76 -4 71  
MINIMUM 42 5:47 AM 35 1931 53 -11 58  
AVERAGE 57 64 -7 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.80 1989 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.63 -0.63 0.04  
SINCE MAR 1 5.29 7.81 -2.52 5.77  
SINCE JAN 1 10.21 13.65 -3.44 11.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0  
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 8 4 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 20 22 0  
SINCE MAR 1 610 774 -164 621  
SINCE JUL 1 3006 3678 -672 3121  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 11 -11 18  
SINCE MAR 1 55 53 2 82  
SINCE JAN 1 57 53 4 82    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 95 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 39 1920  
1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:04 PM EDT  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 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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