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CDUS41 KAKQ 160624  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
224 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 6:24 PM 92 1881 77 -7 79  
1900  
MINIMUM 53 5:59 AM 44 1895 59 -6 63  
AVERAGE 62 68 -6 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.14 1934 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 1.75 -0.18 2.83  
SINCE MAR 1 4.35 8.81 -4.46 7.11  
SINCE JAN 1 10.35 15.12 -4.77 14.66  
 
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 T 0.4 -0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 5.6 6.2 -0.6  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 2 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 50 36 14 0  
SINCE MAR 1 493 690 -197 427  
SINCE JUL 1 3169 3050 119 2700  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 6  
MONTH TO DATE 21 55 -34 94  
SINCE MAR 1 178 116 62 229  
SINCE JAN 1 180 118 62 229    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 39 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 94 1900  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 44 1878  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:55 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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