Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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CXUS51 KAKQ 011001
CLMRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
601 AM EDT MON MAY 01 2023
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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 04/27/1990
04/22/1985
04/17/1976
LOW 19 04/01/1923
HIGHEST 89 04/20 88 1 91 04/24
04/21
LOWEST 35 04/10 32 3 31 04/20
AVG. MAXIMUM 74.4 70.4 4.0 71.4
AVG. MINIMUM 49.2 46.4 2.8 46.5
MEAN 61.8 58.4 3.4 59.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.0 -1.0 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 1.0 -1.0 2
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.89 1889
MINIMUM 0.64 1963
TOTALS 4.05 3.18 0.87 2.22
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.11 0.03 0.07
DAYS >= .01 9 10.5 -1.5 6
DAYS >= .10 7 6.5 0.5 5
DAYS >= .50 3 2.1 0.9 1
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.6 0.4 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.76 04/28 TO 04/28
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 10.0 1915
TOTALS 0.0
SINCE 7/1 T 8.8 -8.8 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 139
SINCE 7/1 2964 3659 -695 MM
COOLING TOTAL 53 37 16 47
SINCE 1/1 57 42 15 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/320 DATE 04/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/320 DATE 04/01
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.56
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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