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CDUS41 KAKQ 070529
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
129 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 73 4:49 PM 95 1950 76 -3 76
MINIMUM 63 10:11 AM 39 1920 53 10 56
1925
AVERAGE 68 64 4 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.09 1.75 1907 0.12 -0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.75 -0.66 0.86
SINCE MAR 1 2.78 7.93 -5.15 8.72
SINCE JAN 1 9.76 13.77 -4.01 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 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 31 23 8 0
SINCE MAR 1 499 777 -278 556
SINCE JUL 1 3565 3681 -116 3320
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 3 0 1
MONTH TO DATE 9 14 -5 42
SINCE MAR 1 126 56 70 139
SINCE JAN 1 126 56 70 139
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 10:00 AM
LOWEST 64 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1934
1940
1943
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 37 1968
1970
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 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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