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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
530 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         64   2:20 PM  95    1911  78    -14       71
                                      1962
  MINIMUM         60   7:55 AM  38    1973  56      4       52
  AVERAGE         62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.57          3.86 2018   0.13   0.44     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.45                      2.28   3.17     3.37
  SINCE MAR 1     14.16                      9.46   4.70     8.66
  SINCE JAN 1     23.26                     15.30   7.96    13.58

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            3                         2      1        3
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        53    -36       51
  SINCE MAR 1    535                       807   -272      619
  SINCE JUL 1   3015                      3711   -696     3015

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        56     23       45
  SINCE MAR 1    136                        98     38      100
  SINCE JAN 1    142                        98     44      102
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90
 LOWEST     87
 AVERAGE    89

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        97      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1933


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:57 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:15 PM EDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   5:57 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:16 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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