055  
CDUS41 KAKQ 220530  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
130 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 87 1:12 PM 94 1877 78 9 64  
1996  
MINIMUM 61 11:20 PM 45 1956 61 0 58  
AVERAGE 74 69 5 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.4 -0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 5.6 6.2 -0.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 9 6 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 97 86 11 145  
SINCE MAR 1 254 147 107 280  
SINCE JAN 1 256 149 107 280    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 57 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 97 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 5:52 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 PM EDT  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 5:51 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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