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CDUS41 KAKQ 250525  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
125 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 74 MM 94 1970 79 -5 84  
MINIMUM 48 MM 42 1931 58 -10 68  
1963  
AVERAGE 61 69 -8 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.42 1962 0.13 -0.13 0.35  
MONTH TO DATE 4.08 3.06 1.02 5.81  
SINCE MAR 1 11.94 10.24 1.70 14.52  
SINCE JAN 1 20.19 16.08 4.11 23.62  
 
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 4 2 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 65 -42 17  
SINCE MAR 1 579 819 -240 535  
SINCE JUL 1 3343 3723 -380 3015  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 102 84 18 126  
SINCE MAR 1 199 126 73 183  
SINCE JAN 1 199 126 73 189    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 30 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 93 1991  
2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 39 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 25 2025...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 PM EDT  
MAY 26 2025...........SUNRISE 5:52 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 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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