796  
CDUS41 KAKQ 122127  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
527 PM EDT FRI MAY 12 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 86 3:47 PM 93 2018 77 9 66  
MINIMUM 59 5:45 AM 38 1938 55 4 58  
1941  
2020  
AVERAGE 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.67 1912 0.13 -0.13 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 0.41 1.52 -1.11 1.45  
SINCE MAR 1 5.70 8.70 -3.00 7.18  
SINCE JAN 1 10.62 14.54 -3.92 13.17  
 
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 3  
MONTH TO DATE 46 41 5 46  
SINCE MAR 1 614 795 -181 667  
SINCE JUL 1 3010 3699 -689 3167  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 3 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 32 -9 18  
SINCE MAR 1 78 74 4 82  
SINCE JAN 1 80 74 6 82    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87  
LOWEST 46  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 94 1956  
2000  
2014  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2023...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 PM EDT  
MAY 13 2023...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 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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