Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
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CXUS51 KAKQ 020115
CLMRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
915 PM EDT SAT JUN 01 2024
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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 100 05/28/1941
LOW 31 05/09/1956
HIGHEST 91 05/02 92 -1 87 05/08
05/08
LOWEST 51 05/11 42 9 42 05/03
05/12
05/13
05/05
AVG. MAXIMUM 79.9 77.8 2.1 75.5
AVG. MINIMUM 60.2 55.7 4.5 54.1
MEAN 70.1 66.7 3.4 64.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 3 2.5 0.5 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.35 2018
MINIMUM 0.45 1936
TOTALS 6.89 4.00 2.89 4.47
DAILY AVG. 0.22 0.13 0.09 0.14
DAYS >= .01 14 11.1 2.9 9
DAYS >= .10 9 7.1 1.9 7
DAYS >= .50 5 2.8 2.2 1
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.0 2.0 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.89 05/05 TO 05/06
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 0.0 MM
TOTALS 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.7 8.8 -8.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 17
SINCE 7/1 3015 3730 -715 MM
COOLING TOTAL 184 126 58 68
SINCE 1/1 247 168 79 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/240 DATE 05/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/240 DATE 05/06
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.65
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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