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CDUS41 KAKQ 180541
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
141 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 73 2:19 PM 94 1974 78 -5 77
MINIMUM 58 5:05 AM 36 1984 56 2 59
AVERAGE 66 67 -1 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 2.67 2018 0.12 -0.10 0.07
MONTH TO DATE 4.88 2.15 2.73 3.37
SINCE MAR 1 13.59 9.33 4.26 8.66
SINCE JAN 1 22.69 15.17 7.52 13.58
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 51 -37 48
SINCE MAR 1 532 805 -273 616
SINCE JUL 1 3012 3709 -697 3012
COOLING
YESTERDAY 1 4 -3 3
MONTH TO DATE 79 52 27 45
SINCE MAR 1 136 94 42 100
SINCE JAN 1 142 94 48 102
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
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
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 6:00 AM
LOWEST 64 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 77
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 95 1911
1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1973
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 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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