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CDUS41 KAKQ 210532  
CLIORF  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
132 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE NORFOLK 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 94 3:27 PM 98 1996 78 16 71  
MINIMUM 69 4:57 AM 45 1882 60 9 63  
AVERAGE 82 69 13 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.98 1929 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 2.35 -0.78 2.84  
SINCE MAR 1 4.35 9.41 -5.06 7.12  
SINCE JAN 1 10.35 15.72 -5.37 14.67  
 
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 0  
MONTH TO DATE 50 43 7 0  
SINCE MAR 1 493 697 -204 427  
SINCE JUL 1 3169 3057 112 2700  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 5 12 2  
MONTH TO DATE 88 80 8 145  
SINCE MAR 1 245 141 104 280  
SINCE JAN 1 247 143 104 280    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 94 1877  
1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 45 1956  
 
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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