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CDUS41 KAKQ 030522  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
122 AM EDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 91 3:47 PM 92 1898 75 16 70  
2007  
MINIMUM 58 5:03 AM 34 1943 52 6 49  
AVERAGE 75 63 12 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.31 2016 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.24 -0.24 T  
SINCE MAR 1 8.71 7.42 1.29 5.29  
SINCE JAN 1 17.81 13.26 4.55 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 5  
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 14  
SINCE MAR 1 518 762 -244 582  
SINCE JUL 1 2998 3666 -668 2978  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 2 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 4 15 0  
SINCE MAR 1 76 46 30 55  
SINCE JAN 1 82 46 36 57    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 29 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1913  
1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 PM EDT  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 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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