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CDUS41 KAKQ 210532  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
132 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 80 4:38 PM 97 2022 79 1 83  
MINIMUM 59 5:37 AM 41 1976 57 2 59  
2002  
AVERAGE 70 68 2 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 17 57 -40 51  
SINCE MAR 1 535 811 -276 619  
SINCE JUL 1 3015 3715 -700 3015  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 95 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 39 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 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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