170  
CDUS41 KAKQ 202129  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
529 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 80 3:59 PM 97 2022 79 1 83  
MINIMUM 59 5:37 AM 41 1976 57 2 59  
2002  
AVERAGE 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.22 1889 0.13 -0.13 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 5.46 2.53 2.93 3.40  
SINCE MAR 1 14.17 9.71 4.46 8.69  
SINCE JAN 1 23.27 15.55 7.72 13.61  
 
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 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 17 57 -40 51  
SINCE MAR 1 535 811 -276 619  
SINCE JUL 1 3015 3715 -700 3015  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 4 1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 85 64 21 51  
SINCE MAR 1 142 106 36 106  
SINCE JAN 1 148 106 42 108    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93  
LOWEST 52  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 95 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 39 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT  
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 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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