009  
CDUS41 KAKQ 072132  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
532 PM EDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 70 12:37 AM 92 1986 76 -6 78  
2000  
MINIMUM 52 1:16 PM 38 1964 57 -5 56  
AVERAGE 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.44R 1.25 1924 0.12 1.32 0.00  
1931  
MONTH TO DATE 1.45 0.83 0.62 0.84  
SINCE MAR 1 4.23 7.89 -3.66 5.12  
SINCE JAN 1 10.23 14.20 -3.97 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 4 2 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 20 6 0  
SINCE MAR 1 469 674 -205 427  
SINCE JUL 1 3145 3034 111 2700  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 2  
MONTH TO DATE 14 22 -8 58  
SINCE MAR 1 171 83 88 193  
SINCE JAN 1 173 85 88 193    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 66  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 95 1880  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 37 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 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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