Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA
000 CXUS51 KAKQ 021033 CLMRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 633 AM EDT FRI JUN 02 2023 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 100 05/28/1941 LOW 31 05/09/1956 HIGHEST 87 05/08 92 -5 97 05/20 LOWEST 42 05/03 42 0 41 05/09 05/05 AVG. MAXIMUM 75.5 77.8 -2.3 78.7 AVG. MINIMUM 54.1 55.7 -1.6 58.3 MEAN 64.8 66.7 -1.9 68.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 3.0 -3.0 5 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 4.47 4.00 0.47 3.86 DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.13 0.01 0.12 DAYS >= .01 9 11.1 -2.1 15 DAYS >= .10 7 7.1 -0.1 4 DAYS >= .50 1 2.8 -1.8 3 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.0 0.0 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.83 05/16 TO 05/17 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 0.0 MM TOTALS 0.0 SINCE 7/1 T 8.8 -8.8 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 66 SINCE 7/1 3030 3730 -700 MM COOLING TOTAL 68 126 -58 169 SINCE 1/1 125 168 -43 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/240 DATE 05/07 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/240 DATE 05/07 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.69 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 7 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$