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CDUS41 KAKQ 032130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 87 1:34 PM 92 1913 75 12 62  
1965  
MINIMUM 63 5:53 AM 34 1963 52 11 42  
AVERAGE 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.34 1893 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.36 -0.36 T  
SINCE MAR 1 8.71 7.54 1.17 5.29  
SINCE JAN 1 17.81 13.38 4.43 10.21  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 13  
MONTH TO DATE 0 12 -12 27  
SINCE MAR 1 518 766 -248 595  
SINCE JUL 1 2998 3670 -672 2991  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 2 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 6 23 0  
SINCE MAR 1 86 48 38 55  
SINCE JAN 1 92 48 44 57    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
 
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 48  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1986  
 
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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