805  
CDUS41 KAKQ 272122  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
522 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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 84 2:32 PM 97 1941 80 4 64  
MINIMUM 71 3:20 AM 41 1961 59 12 50  
AVERAGE 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 1.67 1891 0.13 -0.11 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 3.06 3.46 -0.40 4.35  
SINCE MAR 1 5.75 10.64 -4.89 12.21  
SINCE JAN 1 12.73 16.48 -3.75 20.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 2.0  
SINCE JUL 1 13.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 87 68 19 38  
SINCE MAR 1 555 822 -267 594  
SINCE JUL 1 3621 3726 -105 3358  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 6 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 126 101 25 102  
SINCE MAR 1 243 143 100 199  
SINCE JAN 1 243 143 100 199    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100  
LOWEST 65  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 100 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 38 1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 27 2026...........SUNRISE 5:52 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 PM EDT  
MAY 28 2026...........SUNRISE 5:52 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 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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