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CDUS41 KAKQ 010528
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
128 AM EDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE RICHMOND 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 74 4:41 PM 93 1974 75 -1 88
MINIMUM 50 11:59 PM 30 1897 51 -1 63
AVERAGE 62 63 -1 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.70 2020 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.98 3.18 -2.20 3.54
SINCE MAR 1 2.69 7.18 -4.49 7.86
SINCE JAN 1 9.67 13.02 -3.35 16.11
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 2.0 1.1 0.9
SINCE JUL 1 13.0 8.8 4.2
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 3 4 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 148 236 -88 173
SINCE MAR 1 468 755 -287 556
SINCE JUL 1 3534 3659 -125 3320
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 11
MONTH TO DATE 97 37 60 74
SINCE MAR 1 117 42 75 97
SINCE JAN 1 117 42 75 97
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM
LOWEST 27 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 94 1942
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 36 1937
1996
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 PM EDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 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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