041  
CDUS41 KAKQ 060540  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
140 AM EDT MON MAY 06 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 75 2:27 PM 92 1930 76 -1 72  
MINIMUM 59 1:41 AM 35 1931 53 6 42  
AVERAGE 67 64 3 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.85R 1.80 1989 0.13 1.72 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.98 0.63 1.35 T  
SINCE MAR 1 10.69 7.81 2.88 5.29  
SINCE JAN 1 19.79 13.65 6.14 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 8  
MONTH TO DATE 7 20 -13 42  
SINCE MAR 1 525 774 -249 610  
SINCE JUL 1 3005 3678 -673 3006  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 3 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 11 17 0  
SINCE MAR 1 85 53 32 55  
SINCE JAN 1 91 53 38 57    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 74 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 95 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 39 1920  
1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2024...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:04 PM EDT  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 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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