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CDUS41 KAKQ 162129
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
529 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2023
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 81 3:28 PM 94 1900 78 3 85
1944
MINIMUM 62 5:26 AM 39 1920 56 6 61
1984
2016
AVERAGE 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.03 1.65 1971 0.13 -0.10 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 0.55 2.03 -1.48 1.56
SINCE MAR 1 5.84 9.21 -3.37 7.29
SINCE JAN 1 10.76 15.05 -4.29 13.28
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 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 48 49 -1 46
SINCE MAR 1 616 803 -187 667
SINCE JUL 1 3012 3707 -695 3167
COOLING
TODAY 7 4 3 8
MONTH TO DATE 42 48 -6 41
SINCE MAR 1 97 90 7 105
SINCE JAN 1 99 90 9 105
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80
LOWEST 56
AVERAGE 68
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1974
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 36 1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 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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