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CDUS41 KAKQ 090538
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
138 AM EDT SAT MAY 09 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 72 4:41 PM 92 1936 76 -4 81
MINIMUM 43 1:18 AM 37 1947 53 -10 57
1974
AVERAGE 58 65 -7 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 1887 0.13 -0.13 0.24
1901
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 1.01 -0.86 1.10
SINCE MAR 1 2.84 8.19 -5.35 8.96
SINCE JAN 1 9.82 14.03 -4.21 17.21
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 7 3 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 45 29 16 0
SINCE MAR 1 513 783 -270 556
SINCE JUL 1 3579 3687 -108 3320
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 4
MONTH TO DATE 9 20 -11 47
SINCE MAR 1 126 62 64 144
SINCE JAN 1 126 62 64 144
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM
LOWEST 23 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1963
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1956
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 PM EDT
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 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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