977  
CDUS41 KAKQ 162137  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
537 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 83 3:59 PM 94 1900 77 6 91  
MINIMUM 52 4:53 AM 44 1878 59 -7 69  
AVERAGE 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.01 2014 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 1.87 -0.30 2.84  
SINCE MAR 1 4.35 8.93 -4.58 7.12  
SINCE JAN 1 10.35 15.24 -4.89 14.67  
 
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 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 50 38 12 0  
SINCE MAR 1 493 692 -199 427  
SINCE JUL 1 3169 3052 117 2700  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 5 -2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 24 60 -36 109  
SINCE MAR 1 181 121 60 244  
SINCE JAN 1 183 123 60 244    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 28  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 45 1997  
 
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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