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CDUS41 KAKQ 200527  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
127 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 74 2:09 PM 97 1962 78 -4 89  
MINIMUM 55 4:17 AM 38 1933 57 -2 67  
AVERAGE 65 67 -2 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.40 1908 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.37 2.40 0.97 1.56  
SINCE MAR 1 8.66 9.58 -0.92 7.29  
SINCE JAN 1 13.58 15.42 -1.84 13.28  
 
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 0.0 1.1 -1.1  
SINCE JUL 1 T 8.8 -8.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 51 55 -4 46  
SINCE MAR 1 619 809 -190 667  
SINCE JUL 1 3015 3713 -698 3167  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 13  
MONTH TO DATE 45 60 -15 63  
SINCE MAR 1 100 102 -2 127  
SINCE JAN 1 102 102 0 127    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 97 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 41 1976  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 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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