561  
CDUS41 KAKQ 080850  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
450 AM EDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 5:02 PM 94 1934 76 6 84  
1940  
1943  
MINIMUM 65 4:19 AM 37 1968 53 12 52  
1970  
AVERAGE 74 64 10 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.97 1967 0.13 -0.13 0.41  
MONTH TO DATE 3.23 0.88 2.35 0.41  
SINCE MAR 1 11.94 8.06 3.88 5.70  
SINCE JAN 1 21.04 13.90 7.14 10.62  
 
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 26 -19 42  
SINCE MAR 1 525 780 -255 610  
SINCE JUL 1 3005 3684 -679 3006  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 3 6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 47 17 30 3  
SINCE MAR 1 104 59 45 58  
SINCE JAN 1 110 59 51 60    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 37 1947  
1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 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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