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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
900 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2024

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         82   3:06 PM  95    1950  76      6       76
  MINIMUM         67   5:37 AM  39    1920  53     14       53
                                      1925
  AVERAGE         75                        64     11       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.25          1.75 1907   0.12   1.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.23                      0.75   2.48      T
  SINCE MAR 1     11.94                      7.93   4.01     5.29
  SINCE JAN 1     21.04                     13.77   7.27    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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        23    -16       42
  SINCE MAR 1    525                       777   -252      610
  SINCE JUL 1   3005                      3681   -676     3006

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        14     24        0
  SINCE MAR 1     95                        56     39       55
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        56     45       57
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     62           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1934
                                             1940
                                             1943
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        37      1968
                                             1970


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   6:07 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:05 PM EDT
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   6:06 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:06 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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