230  
CDUS41 KAKQ 150533  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
133 AM EDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 79 12:02 PM 94 1956 77 2 72  
MINIMUM 61 2:29 AM 40 1939 55 6 60  
1941  
AVERAGE 70 66 4 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.58 1.74 2011 0.13 0.45 1.46  
MONTH TO DATE 2.91 1.77 1.14 4.73  
SINCE MAR 1 10.77 8.95 1.82 13.44  
SINCE JAN 1 19.02 14.79 4.23 22.54  
 
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 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 45 -34 14  
SINCE MAR 1 567 799 -232 532  
SINCE JUL 1 3331 3703 -372 3012  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 4 1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 56 40 16 71  
SINCE MAR 1 153 82 71 128  
SINCE JAN 1 153 82 71 134    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 82 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 97 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 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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