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CDUS41 KAKQ 150536
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
136 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 66 4:10 PM 94 1956 77 -11 79
MINIMUM 53 11:59 PM 40 1939 55 -2 61
1941
AVERAGE 60 66 -6 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.33 1.74 2011 0.13 0.20 0.58
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 1.77 -0.74 2.91
SINCE MAR 1 3.72 8.95 -5.23 10.77
SINCE JAN 1 10.70 14.79 -4.09 19.02
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0
2002
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 5 2 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 70 45 25 11
SINCE MAR 1 538 799 -261 567
SINCE JUL 1 3604 3703 -99 3331
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 5
MONTH TO DATE 14 40 -26 56
SINCE MAR 1 131 82 49 153
SINCE JAN 1 131 82 49 153
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM
LOWEST 45 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 97 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1936
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 6:00 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 5:59 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 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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