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CDUS41 KAKQ 052142
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
542 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2025
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 81 2:26 PM 92 1930 76 5 75
MINIMUM 60 7:57 AM 35 1931 53 7 59
AVERAGE 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.09 1.85 2024 0.13 -0.04 1.85
MONTH TO DATE 0.56 0.63 -0.07 1.98
SINCE MAR 1 8.42 7.81 0.61 10.69
SINCE JAN 1 16.67 13.65 3.02 19.79
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 20 -20 7
SINCE MAR 1 556 774 -218 525
SINCE JUL 1 3320 3678 -358 3005
COOLING
TODAY 6 3 3 2
MONTH TO DATE 43 11 32 28
SINCE MAR 1 140 53 87 85
SINCE JAN 1 140 53 87 91
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 52
AVERAGE 76
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 95 1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 39 1920
1925
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 5 2025...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:03 PM EDT
MAY 6 2025...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:04 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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