383  
CDUS41 KAKQ 172148  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
548 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 87 3:40 PM 94 2017 78 9 89  
MINIMUM 65 5:11 AM 45 1997 59 6 69  
AVERAGE 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.54 2010 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 1.98 -0.41 2.84  
SINCE MAR 1 4.35 9.04 -4.69 7.12  
SINCE JAN 1 10.35 15.35 -5.00 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 40 10 0  
SINCE MAR 1 493 694 -201 427  
SINCE JUL 1 3169 3054 115 2700  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 5 6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 35 65 -30 123  
SINCE MAR 1 192 126 66 258  
SINCE JAN 1 194 128 66 258    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
 
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 68  
LOWEST 40  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 95 1877  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 44 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:07 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 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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