905  
CDUS41 KAKQ 071300  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
900 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 82 3:06 PM 95 1950 76 6 76  
MINIMUM 67 5:37 AM 39 1920 53 14 53  
1925  
AVERAGE 75 64 11 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.25 1.75 1907 0.12 1.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.23 0.75 2.48 T  
SINCE MAR 1 11.94 7.93 4.01 5.29  
SINCE JAN 1 21.04 13.77 7.27 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 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 23 -16 42  
SINCE MAR 1 525 777 -252 610  
SINCE JUL 1 3005 3681 -676 3006  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 3 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 38 14 24 0  
SINCE MAR 1 95 56 39 55  
SINCE JAN 1 101 56 45 57    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1934  
1940  
1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 37 1968  
1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 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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