040  
CDUS41 KAKQ 232138  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
538 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 87 3:25 PM 99 1941 79 8 76  
MINIMUM 68 5:11 AM 40 1936 58 10 55  
AVERAGE 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.03 1951 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.46 2.93 2.53 3.67  
SINCE MAR 1 14.17 10.11 4.06 8.96  
SINCE JAN 1 23.27 15.95 7.32 13.88  
 
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 63 -46 51  
SINCE MAR 1 535 817 -282 619  
SINCE JUL 1 3015 3721 -706 3015  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 5 8 1  
MONTH TO DATE 115 79 36 58  
SINCE MAR 1 172 121 51 113  
SINCE JAN 1 178 121 57 115    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81  
LOWEST 50  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 94 1970  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 42 1931  
1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 PM EDT  
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 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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