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CDUS41 KAKQ 020526
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
126 AM EDT SAT MAY 02 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 69 4:12 PM 94 1942 75 -6 89
MINIMUM 41 5:45 AM 36 1937 51 -10 64
1996
AVERAGE 55 63 -8 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.10 1961 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 2.69 7.30 -4.61 7.86
SINCE JAN 1 9.67 13.14 -3.47 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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 10 4 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 10 4 6 0
SINCE MAR 1 478 758 -280 556
SINCE JUL 1 3544 3662 -118 3320
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 12
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 12
SINCE MAR 1 117 44 73 109
SINCE JAN 1 117 44 73 109
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
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 82 5:00 AM
LOWEST 27 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1898
2007
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 PM EDT
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:01 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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