866  
CDUS41 KAKQ 120530  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
130 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 69 3:57 PM 92 1916 77 -8 82  
MINIMUM 51 5:21 AM 32 1966 54 -3 53  
AVERAGE 60 66 -6 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 3.05 1981 0.13 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.27 1.39 1.88 0.41  
SINCE MAR 1 11.98 8.57 3.41 5.70  
SINCE JAN 1 21.08 14.41 6.67 10.62  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0  
2002  
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 5 3 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 38 -26 46  
SINCE MAR 1 530 792 -262 614  
SINCE JUL 1 3010 3696 -686 3010  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 3  
MONTH TO DATE 70 29 41 15  
SINCE MAR 1 127 71 56 70  
SINCE JAN 1 133 71 62 72    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 93 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1938  
1941  
2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 PM EDT  
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE 6:01 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 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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