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CDUS41 KAKQ 190524
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
124 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 96R 2:59 PM 95 1911 78 18 80
1962
MINIMUM 66 4:40 AM 38 1973 56 10 62
AVERAGE 81 67 14 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.86 2018 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 2.28 -1.25 3.00
SINCE MAR 1 3.72 9.46 -5.74 10.86
SINCE JAN 1 10.70 15.30 -4.60 19.11
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 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 73 53 20 11
SINCE MAR 1 541 807 -266 567
SINCE JUL 1 3607 3711 -104 3331
COOLING
YESTERDAY 16 4 12 6
MONTH TO DATE 47 56 -9 94
SINCE MAR 1 164 98 66 191
SINCE JAN 1 164 98 66 191
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 6:00 AM
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 97 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 1933
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 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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