491  
CDUS41 KAKQ 170530  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
130 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 92R 3:17 PM 91 1976 70 22 67  
MINIMUM 66 5:46 AM 33 1943 50 16 50  
AVERAGE 79 60 19 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.60 1889 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.52 1.74 -1.22 1.98  
SINCE MAR 1 2.30 5.43 -3.13 3.63  
SINCE JAN 1 8.30 11.74 -3.44 11.18  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.4 -0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 5.6 6.2 -0.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 6  
MONTH TO DATE 74 134 -60 98  
SINCE MAR 1 383 587 -204 410  
SINCE JUL 1 3059 2947 112 2683  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 14 2 12 0  
MONTH TO DATE 92 21 71 44  
SINCE MAR 1 127 30 97 74  
SINCE JAN 1 129 32 97 74    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 1875  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:41 PM EDT  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:42 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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