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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
144 AM EDT SAT MAY 04 2024

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         87   1:34 PM  92    1913  75     12       62
                                      1965
  MINIMUM         56  11:59 PM  34    1963  52      4       42
  AVERAGE         72                        64      8       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.34 1893   0.12  -0.12      T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.36  -0.36      T
  SINCE MAR 1      8.71                      7.54   1.17     5.29
  SINCE JAN 1     17.81                     13.38   4.43    10.21

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.1   -1.1
  SINCE JUL 1      0.7                       8.8   -8.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       13
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       27
  SINCE MAR 1    518                       766   -248      595
  SINCE JUL 1   2998                      3670   -672     2991

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   26                         6     20        0
  SINCE MAR 1     83                        48     35       55
  SINCE JAN 1     89                        48     41       57
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          11:00 PM
 LOWEST     48          10:00 AM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1986


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   6:10 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:02 PM EDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   6:09 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:03 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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