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CDUS41 KAKQ 040536  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
136 AM EDT SUN MAY 04 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 83 4:39 PM 92 1913 75 8 87  
1965  
MINIMUM 66 5:52 AM 34 1963 52 14 56  
AVERAGE 75 64 11 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 12 -12 0  
SINCE MAR 1 556 766 -210 518  
SINCE JUL 1 3320 3670 -350 2998  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2025...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 PM EDT  
MAY 5 2025...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:03 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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