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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
527 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         73   2:19 PM  94    1974  78     -5       77        
  MINIMUM         58   5:05 AM  36    1984  56      2       59        
  AVERAGE         66                                               

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             2.67 2018   0.12  -0.12     0.07     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.86                      2.15   2.71     3.37     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.57                      9.33   4.24     8.66     
  SINCE JAN 1     22.67                     15.17   7.50    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            0                         2     -2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        51    -37       48        
  SINCE MAR 1    532                       805   -273      616        
  SINCE JUL 1   3012                      3709   -697     3012        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            1                         4     -3        3        
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        52     27       45        
  SINCE MAR 1    136                        94     42      100        
  SINCE JAN 1    142                        94     48      102        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)        
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90                                                        
 LOWEST     64                                                        
 AVERAGE    77                                                        

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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        95      1911                      
                                             1962                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1973                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   5:58 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:14 PM EDT     
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   5:57 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:15 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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