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CDUS41 KAKQ 082129  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
529 PM EDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 91 2:52 PM 92 1936 76 15 87  
MINIMUM 67 3:55 AM 37 1947 53 14 60  
1974  
AVERAGE 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.22 1887 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
1901  
MONTH TO DATE 3.23 1.01 2.22 0.41  
SINCE MAR 1 11.94 8.19 3.75 5.70  
SINCE JAN 1 21.04 14.03 7.01 10.62  
 
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 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 29 -22 42  
SINCE MAR 1 525 783 -258 610  
SINCE JUL 1 3005 3687 -682 3006  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 14 3 11 9  
MONTH TO DATE 61 20 41 12  
SINCE MAR 1 118 62 56 67  
SINCE JAN 1 124 62 62 69    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 39  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1956  
 
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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