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CLIORF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
523 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 1:12 PM 94 1877 78 9 64
1996
MINIMUM 66 3:59 PM 45 1956 61 5 58
AVERAGE 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.13 1895 0.12 -0.12 1.32
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 2.47 -0.90 4.16
SINCE MAR 1 4.35 9.53 -5.18 8.44
SINCE JAN 1 10.35 15.84 -5.49 15.99
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 4
MONTH TO DATE 50 44 6 4
SINCE MAR 1 493 698 -205 431
SINCE JUL 1 3169 3058 111 2704
COOLING
TODAY 12 6 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 100 86 14 145
SINCE MAR 1 257 147 110 280
SINCE JAN 1 259 149 110 280
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 91
LOWEST 57
AVERAGE 74
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 97 1941
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 1950
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 5:53 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 PM EDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:52 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 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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