959  
CDUS41 KAKQ 230523  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
123 AM EDT FRI MAY 23 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 78 4:20 PM 96 1941 79 -1 89  
MINIMUM 57 4:50 AM 38 2002 57 0 63  
AVERAGE 68 68 0 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.38 2018 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 2.80 1.28 5.46  
SINCE MAR 1 11.94 9.98 1.96 14.17  
SINCE JAN 1 20.19 15.82 4.37 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 16 61 -45 17  
SINCE MAR 1 572 815 -243 535  
SINCE JUL 1 3336 3719 -383 3015  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 5 -2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 102 74 28 102  
SINCE MAR 1 199 116 83 159  
SINCE JAN 1 199 116 83 165    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 99 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 PM EDT  
MAY 24 2025...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 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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