798  
CDUS41 KAKQ 210532  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
132 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 75 3:59 PM 97 2022 79 -4 80  
MINIMUM 54 5:15 AM 41 1976 57 -3 59  
2002  
AVERAGE 65 68 -3 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.22 1889 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.00 2.53 0.47 5.46  
SINCE MAR 1 10.86 9.71 1.15 14.17  
SINCE JAN 1 19.11 15.55 3.56 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 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 57 -46 17  
SINCE MAR 1 567 811 -244 535  
SINCE JUL 1 3331 3715 -384 3015  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 5  
MONTH TO DATE 99 64 35 85  
SINCE MAR 1 196 106 90 142  
SINCE JAN 1 196 106 90 148    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 95 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 39 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 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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