940  
CDUS41 KAKQ 040544  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
144 AM EDT SAT MAY 04 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 87 1:34 PM 92 1913 75 12 62  
1965  
MINIMUM 56 11:59 PM 34 1963 52 4 42  
AVERAGE 72 64 8 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.34 1893 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 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)  
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 13  
MONTH TO DATE 0 12 -12 27  
SINCE MAR 1 518 766 -248 595  
SINCE JUL 1 2998 3670 -672 2991  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 6 20 0  
SINCE MAR 1 83 48 35 55  
SINCE JAN 1 89 48 41 57    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 48 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 PM EDT  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:03 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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