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CDUS41 KAKQ 010527
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
127 AM EDT WED MAY 01 2024
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2024
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 85 3:05 PM 93 1974 75 10 71
MINIMUM 63 5:16 AM 30 1897 51 12 57
AVERAGE 74 63 11 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.70 2020 0.12 -0.12 0.48
MONTH TO DATE 1.58 3.18 -1.60 4.05
SINCE MAR 1 8.71 7.18 1.53 5.29
SINCE JAN 1 17.81 13.02 4.79 10.21
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 0.7 8.8 -8.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 1
MONTH TO DATE 162 236 -74 139
SINCE MAR 1 518 755 -237 568
SINCE JUL 1 2998 3659 -661 2964
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 2 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 53 37 16 53
SINCE MAR 1 57 42 15 55
SINCE JAN 1 63 42 21 57
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 5:00 AM
LOWEST 37 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 94 1942
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 36 1937
1996
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 PM EDT
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:01 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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