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CDUS41 KAKQ 022130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EDT FRI MAY 02 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 88 3:44 PM 92 1898 75 13 91  
2007  
MINIMUM 68 5:13 AM 34 1943 52 16 58  
AVERAGE 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.31 2016 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.24 -0.24 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 7.86 7.42 0.44 8.71  
SINCE JAN 1 16.11 13.26 2.85 17.81  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 11.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 0  
SINCE MAR 1 556 762 -206 518  
SINCE JUL 1 3320 3666 -346 2998  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 2 11 10  
MONTH TO DATE 25 4 21 19  
SINCE MAR 1 122 46 76 76  
SINCE JAN 1 122 46 76 82    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76  
LOWEST 36  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1913  
1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1963  
 
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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