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CDUS41 KAKQ 160528
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
128 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2025
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 80 5:00 PM 97 1962 78 2 71
MINIMUM 61 12:16 AM 36 1936 55 6 60
AVERAGE 71 66 5 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.39 1889 0.13 -0.13 0.13
MONTH TO DATE 2.91 1.90 1.01 4.86
SINCE MAR 1 10.77 9.08 1.69 13.57
SINCE JAN 1 19.02 14.92 4.10 22.67
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 47 -36 14
SINCE MAR 1 567 801 -234 532
SINCE JUL 1 3331 3705 -374 3012
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 4 2 1
MONTH TO DATE 62 44 18 72
SINCE MAR 1 159 86 73 129
SINCE JAN 1 159 86 73 135
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 64 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1900
1944
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 1920
1984
2016
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 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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