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CDUS41 KAKQ 042127  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
527 PM EDT SUN MAY 04 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 72 12:43 PM 92 1965 75 -3 60  
MINIMUM 64 8:23 AM 32 1986 52 12 55  
AVERAGE 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.47 1.90 1978 0.14 0.33 0.13  
MONTH TO DATE 0.47 0.50 -0.03 0.13  
SINCE MAR 1 8.33 7.68 0.65 8.84  
SINCE JAN 1 16.58 13.52 3.06 17.94  
 
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 7  
MONTH TO DATE 0 16 -16 7  
SINCE MAR 1 556 770 -214 525  
SINCE JUL 1 3320 3674 -354 3005  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 2 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 38 8 30 26  
SINCE MAR 1 135 50 85 83  
SINCE JAN 1 135 50 85 89    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 70  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1931  
 
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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