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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
136 AM EDT SUN MAY 04 2025

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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         83   4:39 PM  92    1913  75      8       87        
                                      1965                           
  MINIMUM         66   5:52 AM  34    1963  52     14       56        
  AVERAGE         75                        64     11       72     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             1.34 1893   0.12  -0.12      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.36  -0.36      T       
  SINCE MAR 1      7.86                      7.54   0.32     8.71     
  SINCE JAN 1     16.11                     13.38   2.73    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                        12    -12        0        
  SINCE MAR 1    556                       766   -210      518        
  SINCE JUL 1   3320                      3670   -350     2998        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       10                         2      8        7        
  MONTH TO DATE   35                         6     29       26        
  SINCE MAR 1    132                        48     84       83        
  SINCE JAN 1    132                        48     84       89        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           5:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     47           5:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    66                                                        

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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1965                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1986                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  4 2025...........SUNRISE   6:10 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:02 PM EDT     
MAY  5 2025...........SUNRISE   6:09 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:03 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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