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CDUS41 KAKQ 082130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EDT MON MAY 08 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 87 3:59 PM 92 1936 76 11 53  
MINIMUM 60 3:50 AM 37 1947 53 7 44  
1974  
AVERAGE 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.22 1887 0.13 -0.13 0.09  
1901  
MONTH TO DATE 0.41 1.01 -0.60 1.38  
SINCE MAR 1 5.70 8.19 -2.49 7.11  
SINCE JAN 1 10.62 14.03 -3.41 13.10  
 
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 3 -3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 42 29 13 25  
SINCE MAR 1 610 783 -173 646  
SINCE JUL 1 3006 3687 -681 3146  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 3 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 20 -8 18  
SINCE MAR 1 67 62 5 82  
SINCE JAN 1 69 62 7 82    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 33  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 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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