740  
CDUS41 KAKQ 172124  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
524 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 89 3:31 PM 94 2017 78 11 68  
MINIMUM 69 3:45 AM 45 1997 59 10 61  
AVERAGE 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.54 2010 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.84 1.98 0.86 2.36  
SINCE MAR 1 7.12 9.04 -1.92 13.89  
SINCE JAN 1 14.67 15.35 -0.68 20.03  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 16.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 40 -40 15  
SINCE MAR 1 427 694 -267 506  
SINCE JUL 1 2700 3054 -354 2642  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 14 5 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 123 65 58 88  
SINCE MAR 1 258 126 132 150  
SINCE JAN 1 258 128 130 159    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87  
LOWEST 43  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 95 1877  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 44 1983  
 
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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