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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
133 AM EDT THU MAY 08 2025

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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         81   2:29 PM  94    1934  76      5       82        
                                      1940                           
                                      1943                           
  MINIMUM         51   4:23 AM  37    1968  53     -2       65        
                                      1970                           
  AVERAGE         66                        64      2       74     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1967   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      0.88  -0.02     3.23     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.72                      8.06   0.66    11.94     
  SINCE JAN 1     16.97                     13.90   3.07    21.04     

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                         3     -3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        26    -26        7        
  SINCE MAR 1    556                       780   -224      525        
  SINCE JUL 1   3320                      3684   -364     3005        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        9        
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        17     26       47        
  SINCE MAR 1    140                        59     81      104        
  SINCE JAN 1    140                        59     81      110        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                        


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    97           3:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     38           2:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    68                                                        

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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1936                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        37      1947                      
                                             1974                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  8 2025...........SUNRISE   6:06 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:06 PM EDT     
MAY  9 2025...........SUNRISE   6:05 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:07 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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