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CDUS41 KAKQ 032129  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
529 PM EDT SAT MAY 03 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 83 3:36 PM 92 1913 75 8 87  
1965  
MINIMUM 66 5:52 AM 34 1963 52 14 56  
AVERAGE 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.34 1893 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.36 -0.36 T  
SINCE MAR 1 7.86 7.54 0.32 8.71  
SINCE JAN 1 16.11 13.38 2.73 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 12 -12 0  
SINCE MAR 1 556 766 -210 518  
SINCE JUL 1 3320 3670 -350 2998  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 2 8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 35 6 29 26  
SINCE MAR 1 132 48 84 83  
SINCE JAN 1 132 48 84 89    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84  
LOWEST 51  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2025...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:01 PM EDT  
MAY 4 2025...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 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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