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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
140 AM EDT SUN MAY 05 2024

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         60   8:10 PM  92    1965  75    -15       68
  MINIMUM         55   6:25 AM  32    1986  52      3       47
  AVERAGE         58                        64     -6       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.90 1978   0.14  -0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.50  -0.37      T
  SINCE MAR 1      8.84                      7.68   1.16     5.29
  SINCE JAN 1     17.94                     13.52   4.42    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        7                         4      3        7
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        16     -9       34
  SINCE MAR 1    525                       770   -245      602
  SINCE JUL 1   3005                      3674   -669     2998

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   26                         8     18        0
  SINCE MAR 1     83                        50     33       55
  SINCE JAN 1     89                        50     39       57
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           5:00 PM
 LOWEST     86           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    90

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   6:09 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:03 PM EDT
MAY  6 2024...........SUNRISE   6:08 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:04 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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