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CDUS41 KAKQ 170528
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
128 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024
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..THE RICHMOND 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 82 3:37 PM 94 1900 78 4 81
1944
MINIMUM 59 5:13 AM 39 1920 56 3 62
1984
2016
AVERAGE 71 67 4 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.78 2023 0.13 -0.13 2.78
MONTH TO DATE 4.86 2.03 2.83 3.30
SINCE MAR 1 13.57 9.21 4.36 8.59
SINCE JAN 1 22.67 15.05 7.62 13.51
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 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 14 49 -35 48
SINCE MAR 1 532 803 -271 616
SINCE JUL 1 3012 3707 -695 3012
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 4 2 7
MONTH TO DATE 78 48 30 42
SINCE MAR 1 135 90 45 97
SINCE JAN 1 141 90 51 99
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
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 90 2:00 AM
LOWEST 47 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1974
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 36 1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 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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