884  
CDUS41 KAKQ 070533  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
133 AM EDT WED MAY 07 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 76 4:06 PM 95 1950 76 0 82  
MINIMUM 56 11:43 PM 39 1920 53 3 67  
1925  
AVERAGE 66 64 2 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.75 1907 0.12 -0.12 1.25  
MONTH TO DATE 0.86 0.75 0.11 3.23  
SINCE MAR 1 8.72 7.93 0.79 11.94  
SINCE JAN 1 16.97 13.77 3.20 21.04  
 
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 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 23 -23 7  
SINCE MAR 1 556 777 -221 525  
SINCE JUL 1 3320 3681 -361 3005  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 3 -2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 42 14 28 38  
SINCE MAR 1 139 56 83 95  
SINCE JAN 1 139 56 83 101    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1934  
1940  
1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 37 1968  
1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2025...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 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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