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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
130 AM EDT SAT MAY 03 2025

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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         88   3:44 PM  92    1898  75     13       91        
                                      2007                           
  MINIMUM         68  11:12 PM  34    1943  52     16       58        
  AVERAGE         78                        63     15       75     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 2016   0.12  -0.12     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24     0.00     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.86                      7.42   0.44     8.71     
  SINCE JAN 1     16.11                     13.26   2.85    17.81     

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     11.7                       8.8    2.9               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        0        
  SINCE MAR 1    556                       762   -206      518        
  SINCE JUL 1   3320                      3666   -346     2998        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       13                         2     11       10        
  MONTH TO DATE   25                         4     21       19        
  SINCE MAR 1    122                        46     76       76        
  SINCE JAN 1    122                        46     76       82        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                        


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    76           5:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     36           4:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    56                                                        

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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1913                      
                                             1965                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1963                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  3 2025...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:01 PM EDT     
MAY  4 2025...........SUNRISE   6:10 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:02 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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