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CDUS41 KAKQ 080533
CLIORF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
133 AM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 70 12:37 AM 92 1986 76 -6 78
2000
MINIMUM 51 9:56 PM 38 1964 57 -6 56
AVERAGE 61 66 -5 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.47R 1.25 1924 0.12 1.35 0.00
1931
MONTH TO DATE 1.48 0.83 0.65 0.84
SINCE MAR 1 4.26 7.89 -3.63 5.12
SINCE JAN 1 10.26 14.20 -3.94 12.67
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.4 -0.4
SINCE JUL 1 5.6 6.2 -0.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM
LOWEST 66 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 82
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 95 1880
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 37 1956
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 PM EDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:02 AM EDT SUNSET 8:01 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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