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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
130 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2025

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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         74   1:25 PM  93    2018  77     -3       74        
  MINIMUM         55   3:52 AM  38    1938  55      0       51        
                                      1941                           
                                      2020                           
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       63     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.67 1912   0.13  -0.11     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      1.52  -0.26     3.27     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.12                      8.70   0.42    11.98     
  SINCE JAN 1     17.37                     14.54   2.83    21.08     

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                         3     -3        2        
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        41    -30       14        
  SINCE MAR 1    567                       795   -228      532        
  SINCE JUL 1   3331                      3699   -368     3012        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        32     15       70        
  SINCE MAR 1    144                        74     70      127        
  SINCE JAN 1    144                        74     70      133        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          11:00 PM                                      
 LOWEST     73           9:00 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    87                                                        

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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      1956                      
                                             2000                     
                                             2014                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1969                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 13 2025...........SUNRISE   6:02 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:10 PM EDT     
MAY 14 2025...........SUNRISE   6:01 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:11 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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