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CDUS41 KAKQ 190526  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
126 AM EDT MON MAY 19 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 3:56 PM 95 1911 78 2 64  
1962  
MINIMUM 62 5:55 AM 38 1973 56 6 60  
AVERAGE 71 67 4 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.86 2018 0.13 -0.13 0.58  
MONTH TO DATE 3.00 2.28 0.72 5.46  
SINCE MAR 1 10.86 9.46 1.40 14.17  
SINCE JAN 1 19.11 15.30 3.81 23.27  
 
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 3  
MONTH TO DATE 11 53 -42 17  
SINCE MAR 1 567 807 -240 535  
SINCE JUL 1 3331 3711 -380 3015  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 4 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 94 56 38 79  
SINCE MAR 1 191 98 93 136  
SINCE JAN 1 191 98 93 142    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 97 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 1933  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT  
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 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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