979  
CDUS41 KAKQ 240528  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
128 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 72 3:05 PM 99 1941 79 -7 87  
MINIMUM 51 11:24 PM 40 1936 58 -7 68  
AVERAGE 62 68 -6 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.03 1951 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 2.93 1.15 5.46  
SINCE MAR 1 11.94 10.11 1.83 14.17  
SINCE JAN 1 20.19 15.95 4.24 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 3 2 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 63 -44 17  
SINCE MAR 1 575 817 -242 535  
SINCE JUL 1 3339 3721 -382 3015  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 13  
MONTH TO DATE 102 79 23 115  
SINCE MAR 1 199 121 78 172  
SINCE JAN 1 199 121 78 178    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 58 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 94 1970  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 42 1931  
1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 24 2025...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:19 PM EDT  
MAY 25 2025...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 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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