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CDUS41 KAKQ 020648
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
248 AM EDT FRI MAY 02 2025
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2025
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2025
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 89 3:39 PM 94 1942 75 14 85
MINIMUM 64 3:49 AM 36 1937 51 13 62
1996
AVERAGE 77 63 14 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.10 1961 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 7.86 7.30 0.56 8.71
SINCE JAN 1 16.11 13.14 2.97 17.81
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1
SINCE JUL 1 11.7 8.8 2.9
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0
SINCE MAR 1 556 758 -202 518
SINCE JUL 1 3320 3662 -342 2998
COOLING
YESTERDAY 12 2 10 9
MONTH TO DATE 12 2 10 9
SINCE MAR 1 109 44 65 66
SINCE JAN 1 109 44 65 72
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM
LOWEST 42 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1898
2007
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 PM EDT
MAY 3 2025...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:01 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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