079  
CDUS41 KAKQ 122131  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
531 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 74 2:42 PM 93 2018 77 -3 86  
MINIMUM 51 5:34 AM 38 1938 55 -4 59  
1941  
2020  
AVERAGE 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.67 1912 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.27 1.52 1.75 0.41  
SINCE MAR 1 11.98 8.70 3.28 5.70  
SINCE JAN 1 21.08 14.54 6.54 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 2 3 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 41 -27 46  
SINCE MAR 1 532 795 -263 614  
SINCE JUL 1 3012 3699 -687 3010  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 70 32 38 23  
SINCE MAR 1 127 74 53 78  
SINCE JAN 1 133 74 59 80    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92  
LOWEST 33  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 94 1956  
2000  
2014  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1969  
 
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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