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CDUS41 KAKQ 040526
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
126 AM EDT MON MAY 04 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 65 4:24 PM 92 1913 75 -10 83
1965
MINIMUM 42 5:37 AM 34 1963 52 -10 66
AVERAGE 54 64 -10 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.34 1893 0.12 -0.12 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.36 -0.36 T
SINCE MAR 1 2.69 7.54 -4.85 7.86
SINCE JAN 1 9.67 13.38 -3.71 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 11 4 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 30 12 18 0
SINCE MAR 1 498 766 -268 556
SINCE JUL 1 3564 3670 -106 3320
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 10
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 35
SINCE MAR 1 117 48 69 132
SINCE JAN 1 117 48 69 132
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 65 11:00 PM
LOWEST 22 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 44
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1965
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 PM EDT
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:03 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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