216  
CDUS41 KAKQ 170528  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
128 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 78 3:12 PM 94 1900 77 1 82  
MINIMUM 62 5:40 AM 44 1878 59 3 61  
AVERAGE 70 68 2 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.01 2014 0.12 -0.12 0.25  
MONTH TO DATE 2.36 1.87 0.49 0.67  
SINCE MAR 1 13.89 8.93 4.96 6.62  
SINCE JAN 1 20.03 15.24 4.79 12.25  
 
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 0.4 -0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 T 6.2 -6.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 38 -23 38  
SINCE MAR 1 506 692 -186 571  
SINCE JUL 1 2642 3052 -410 2613  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 5 0 7  
MONTH TO DATE 88 60 28 43  
SINCE MAR 1 150 121 29 115  
SINCE JAN 1 159 123 36 127    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE NORFOLK VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 45 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 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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