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CDUS41 KAKQ 030526
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
126 AM EDT SUN MAY 03 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 62 2:28 PM 92 1898 75 -13 88
2007
MINIMUM 49 4:53 AM 34 1943 52 -3 68
AVERAGE 56 63 -7 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.31 2016 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.24 -0.24 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 2.69 7.42 -4.73 7.86
SINCE JAN 1 9.67 13.26 -3.59 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 9 4 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 19 8 11 0
SINCE MAR 1 487 762 -275 556
SINCE JUL 1 3553 3666 -113 3320
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 13
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 25
SINCE MAR 1 117 46 71 122
SINCE JAN 1 117 46 71 122
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 3:00 AM
LOWEST 33 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1913
1965
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM EDT SUNSET 8:01 PM EDT
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 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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