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CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
531 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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 77 3:58 PM 98 1991 81 -4 80
2011
MINIMUM 49 4:49 AM 45 1938 60 -11 57
AVERAGE 63
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.12 1972 0.14 -0.14 T
MONTH TO DATE 3.97 4.00 -0.03 6.50
SINCE MAR 1 6.66 11.18 -4.52 14.36
SINCE JAN 1 13.64 17.02 -3.38 22.61
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 2 1 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 89 72 17 40
SINCE MAR 1 557 826 -269 596
SINCE JUL 1 3623 3730 -107 3360
COOLING
TODAY 0 7 -7 4
MONTH TO DATE 140 126 14 110
SINCE MAR 1 257 168 89 207
SINCE JAN 1 257 168 89 207
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96
LOWEST 31
AVERAGE 64
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 97 1991
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1930
1938
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 31 2026...........SUNRISE 5:50 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 PM EDT
JUNE 1 2026..........SUNRISE 5:50 AM EDT SUNSET 8:25 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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