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CDUS41 KAKQ 180532  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
132 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 84 3:17 PM 93 2002 71 13 64  
MINIMUM 66 11:59 PM 34 1875 51 15 50  
AVERAGE 75 61 14 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.35 1883 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.52 1.85 -1.33 1.98  
SINCE MAR 1 2.30 5.54 -3.24 3.63  
SINCE JAN 1 8.30 11.85 -3.55 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 8  
MONTH TO DATE 74 140 -66 106  
SINCE MAR 1 383 593 -210 418  
SINCE JUL 1 3059 2953 106 2691  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 2 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 102 23 79 44  
SINCE MAR 1 137 32 105 74  
SINCE JAN 1 139 34 105 74    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 95 1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 28 1875  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:42 PM EDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 7:43 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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