538  
CDUS41 KAKQ 170530  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
130 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 91 2:57 PM 94 1900 77 14 78  
MINIMUM 69 5:26 AM 44 1878 59 10 62  
AVERAGE 80 68 12 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 3.01 2014 0.12 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.84 1.87 0.97 2.36  
SINCE MAR 1 7.12 8.93 -1.81 13.89  
SINCE JAN 1 14.67 15.24 -0.57 20.03  
 
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 T 0.4 -0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 16.8 6.2 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 38 -38 15  
SINCE MAR 1 427 692 -265 506  
SINCE JUL 1 2700 3052 -352 2642  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 15 5 10 5  
MONTH TO DATE 109 60 49 88  
SINCE MAR 1 244 121 123 150  
SINCE JAN 1 244 123 121 159    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 45 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 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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