971  
CDUS41 KAKQ 062131  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
531 PM EDT WED MAY 06 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 80 3:00 PM 93 1892 75 5 79  
1950  
2010  
MINIMUM 63 5:39 AM 43 1877 56 7 62  
1964  
1979  
AVERAGE 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.57 2018 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.71 -0.70 0.84  
SINCE MAR 1 2.79 7.77 -4.98 5.12  
SINCE JAN 1 8.79 14.08 -5.29 12.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 5.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 22 18 4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 465 672 -207 427  
SINCE JUL 1 3141 3032 109 2700  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 3 4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 14 18 -4 56  
SINCE MAR 1 171 79 92 191  
SINCE JAN 1 173 81 92 191    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 18 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78  
LOWEST 50  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1986  
2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 7:58 PM EDT  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 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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