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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
527 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         73   2:19 PM  94    1974  78     -5       77
  MINIMUM         58   5:05 AM  36    1984  56      2       59
  AVERAGE         66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.67 2018   0.12  -0.12     0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    4.86                      2.15   2.71     3.37
  SINCE MAR 1     13.57                      9.33   4.24     8.66
  SINCE JAN 1     22.67                     15.17   7.50    13.58

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        51    -37       48
  SINCE MAR 1    532                       805   -273      616
  SINCE JUL 1   3012                      3709   -697     3012

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         4     -3        3
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        52     27       45
  SINCE MAR 1    136                        94     42      100
  SINCE JAN 1    142                        94     48      102
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90
 LOWEST     64
 AVERAGE    77

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        95      1911
                                             1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   5:58 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:14 PM EDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:57 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:15 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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