145  
CDUS41 KAKQ 120541  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
141 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 78 1:46 PM 92 1916 77 1 69  
MINIMUM 48 5:17 AM 32 1966 54 -6 51  
AVERAGE 63 66 -3 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.05 1981 0.13 -0.13 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.24 1.39 -0.15 3.27  
SINCE MAR 1 9.10 8.57 0.53 11.98  
SINCE JAN 1 17.35 14.41 2.94 21.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0  
2002  
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 2 3 -1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 11 38 -27 12  
SINCE MAR 1 567 792 -225 530  
SINCE JUL 1 3331 3696 -365 3010  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 47 29 18 70  
SINCE MAR 1 144 71 73 127  
SINCE JAN 1 144 71 73 133    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 93 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1938  
1941  
2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2025...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 PM EDT  
MAY 13 2025...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM EDT SUNSET 8:10 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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