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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
128 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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   3:37 PM  94    1900  78      4       81
                                      1944
  MINIMUM         59   5:13 AM  39    1920  56      3       62
                                      1984
                                      2016
  AVERAGE         71                        67      4       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.78 2023   0.13  -0.13     2.78
  MONTH TO DATE    4.86                      2.03   2.83     3.30
  SINCE MAR 1     13.57                      9.21   4.36     8.59
  SINCE JAN 1     22.67                     15.05   7.62    13.51

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0
                                      2002
  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                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        49    -35       48
  SINCE MAR 1    532                       803   -271      616
  SINCE JUL 1   3012                      3707   -695     3012

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2        7
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        48     30       42
  SINCE MAR 1    135                        90     45       97
  SINCE JAN 1    141                        90     51       99
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     47           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1974
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   5:58 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:14 PM EDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:57 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:15 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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