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CDUS41 KAKQ 060535
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
135 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 86 2:44 PM 92 1930 76 10 81
MINIMUM 55 5:46 AM 35 1931 53 2 57
AVERAGE 71 64 7 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.85 2024 0.13 -0.13 0.39
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.63 -0.63 0.86
SINCE MAR 1 2.69 7.81 -5.12 8.72
SINCE JAN 1 9.67 13.65 -3.98 16.97
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 0 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 31 20 11 0
SINCE MAR 1 499 774 -275 556
SINCE JUL 1 3565 3678 -113 3320
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 3 3 4
MONTH TO DATE 6 11 -5 41
SINCE MAR 1 123 53 70 138
SINCE JAN 1 123 53 70 138
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 6:00 AM
LOWEST 21 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 95 1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 39 1920
1925
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:04 PM EDT
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 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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