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CDUS41 KAKQ 210532
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
132 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 96 4:51 PM 97 2022 79 17 75
MINIMUM 69 5:33 AM 41 1976 57 12 54
2002
AVERAGE 83 68 15 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.22 1889 0.13 -0.13 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 2.53 -1.50 3.00
SINCE MAR 1 3.72 9.71 -5.99 10.86
SINCE JAN 1 10.70 15.55 -4.85 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 57 16 11
SINCE MAR 1 541 811 -270 567
SINCE JUL 1 3607 3715 -108 3331
COOLING
YESTERDAY 18 4 14 0
MONTH TO DATE 84 64 20 99
SINCE MAR 1 201 106 95 196
SINCE JAN 1 201 106 95 196
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6
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 78 5:00 AM
LOWEST 25 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 95 2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 39 1950
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:18 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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