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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
126 AM EDT THU MAY 02 2024

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         85   3:17 PM  94    1942  75     10       63
  MINIMUM         62   3:24 AM  36    1937  51     11       49
                                      1996
  AVERAGE         74                        63     11       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1961   0.12  -0.12      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12      T
  SINCE MAR 1      8.71                      7.30   1.41     5.29
  SINCE JAN 1     17.81                     13.14   4.67    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        9
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        9
  SINCE MAR 1    518                       758   -240      577
  SINCE JUL 1   2998                      3662   -664     2973

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         2      7        0
  SINCE MAR 1     66                        44     22       55
  SINCE JAN 1     72                        44     28       57
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     36           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1898
                                             2007
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1943


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:01 PM EDT
MAY  3 2024...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:02 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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