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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
531 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         82   3:37 PM  94    1900  78      4       81        
                                      1944                           
  MINIMUM         59   5:13 AM  39    1920  56      3       62        
                                      1984                           
                                      2016                           
  AVERAGE         71                                               

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            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)                                                              
  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            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                                                              
  TODAY            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)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90                                                        
 LOWEST     47                                                        
 AVERAGE    69                                                        

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


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   5:59 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:13 PM EDT     
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   5:58 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:14 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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