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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
131 AM EDT TUE MAY 20 2025

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...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           
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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        
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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                                                        

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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.




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