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CDUS41 KAKQ 180532
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
132 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2025
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 87 3:33 PM 94 1974 78 9 73
MINIMUM 66 3:47 AM 36 1984 56 10 58
AVERAGE 77 67 10 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.09 2.67 2018 0.12 -0.03 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 3.00 2.15 0.85 4.88
SINCE MAR 1 10.86 9.33 1.53 13.59
SINCE JAN 1 19.11 15.17 3.94 22.69
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 51 -40 14
SINCE MAR 1 567 805 -238 532
SINCE JUL 1 3331 3709 -378 3012
COOLING
YESTERDAY 12 4 8 1
MONTH TO DATE 88 52 36 79
SINCE MAR 1 185 94 91 136
SINCE JAN 1 185 94 91 142
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM
LOWEST 36 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 95 1911
1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1973
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 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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