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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
127 AM EDT WED MAY 01 2024

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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   3:05 PM  93    1974  75     10       71
  MINIMUM         63   5:16 AM  30    1897  51     12       57
  AVERAGE         74                        63     11       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.70 2020   0.12  -0.12     0.48
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      3.18  -1.60     4.05
  SINCE MAR 1      8.71                      7.18   1.53     5.29
  SINCE JAN 1     17.81                     13.02   4.79    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        1
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       236    -74      139
  SINCE MAR 1    518                       755   -237      568
  SINCE JUL 1   2998                      3659   -661     2964

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        37     16       53
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        42     15       55
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        42     21       57
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     37           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1942
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1937
                                             1996


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:00 PM EDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:01 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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