980  
CDUS41 KAKQ 182130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 64 2:20 PM 95 1911 78 -14 71  
1962  
MINIMUM 60 7:55 AM 38 1973 56 4 52  
AVERAGE 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.57 3.86 2018 0.13 0.44 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.45 2.28 3.17 3.37  
SINCE MAR 1 14.16 9.46 4.70 8.66  
SINCE JAN 1 23.26 15.30 7.96 13.58  
 
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 3 2 1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 17 53 -36 51  
SINCE MAR 1 535 807 -272 619  
SINCE JUL 1 3015 3711 -696 3015  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 79 56 23 45  
SINCE MAR 1 136 98 38 100  
SINCE JAN 1 142 98 44 102    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 87  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 97 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 1933  
 
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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