137  
CDUS41 KAKQ 182130  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 94 3:22 PM 95 1877 78 16 81  
MINIMUM 71 5:37 AM 44 1983 60 11 70  
AVERAGE 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.95 1979 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 2.10 -0.53 2.84  
SINCE MAR 1 4.35 9.16 -4.81 7.12  
SINCE JAN 1 10.35 15.47 -5.12 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 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 50 41 9 0  
SINCE MAR 1 493 695 -202 427  
SINCE JUL 1 3169 3055 114 2700  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 18 5 13 11  
MONTH TO DATE 53 70 -17 134  
SINCE MAR 1 210 131 79 269  
SINCE JAN 1 212 133 79 269    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84  
LOWEST 43  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 96 1880  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 46 1875  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:54 AM EDT SUNSET 8:09 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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