052 CDUS41 KAKQ 200531 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 131 AM EDT TUE MAY 20 2025 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2025... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2025 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 82 4:19 PM 97 1962 78 4 73 MINIMUM 57 5:05 AM 38 1933 57 0 59 AVERAGE 70 67 3 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.40 1908 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 3.00 2.40 0.60 5.46 SINCE MAR 1 10.86 9.58 1.28 14.17 SINCE JAN 1 19.11 15.42 3.69 23.27 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 2002 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1 SINCE JUL 1 11.7 8.8 2.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 11 55 -44 17 SINCE MAR 1 567 809 -242 535 SINCE JUL 1 3331 3713 -382 3015 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 4 1 1 MONTH TO DATE 99 60 39 80 SINCE MAR 1 196 102 94 137 SINCE JAN 1 196 102 94 143 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 4:00 AM LOWEST 29 3:00 PM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 97 2022 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 41 1976 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 5:55 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$