677  
CDUS41 KAKQ 010528  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
128 AM EDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 70 4:28 PM 93 1888 74 -4 87  
MINIMUM 57 10:48 PM 36 1874 55 2 65  
AVERAGE 64 64 0 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 2.40 1953 0.11 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.00 3.37 -2.37 2.63  
SINCE MAR 1 2.78 7.06 -4.28 4.28  
SINCE JAN 1 8.78 13.37 -4.59 11.83  
 
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 1 4 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 134 202 -68 115  
SINCE MAR 1 443 655 -212 427  
SINCE JUL 1 3119 3015 104 2700  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 122 52 70 105  
SINCE MAR 1 157 61 96 135  
SINCE JAN 1 159 63 96 135    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1876  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 7:54 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 7:55 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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