533  
CDUS41 KAKQ 290533  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
133 AM EDT WED MAY 29 2024  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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 86 2:46 PM 100 1941 80 6 69  
MINIMUM 67 3:27 AM 38 1961 59 8 58  
AVERAGE 77 70 7 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.38 1917 0.13 -0.13 0.38  
MONTH TO DATE 6.71 3.59 3.12 4.05  
SINCE MAR 1 15.42 10.77 4.65 9.34  
SINCE JAN 1 24.52 16.61 7.91 14.26  
 
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 1 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 17 69 -52 66  
SINCE MAR 1 535 823 -288 634  
SINCE JUL 1 3015 3727 -712 3030  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 6 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 174 107 67 58  
SINCE MAR 1 231 149 82 113  
SINCE JAN 1 237 149 88 115    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 98 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 37 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 29 2024...........SUNRISE 5:51 AM EDT SUNSET 8:23 PM EDT  
MAY 30 2024...........SUNRISE 5:50 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 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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