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CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
132 AM EDT WED MAY 21 2025

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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         75   3:59 PM  97    2022  79     -4       80        
  MINIMUM         54   5:15 AM  41    1976  57     -3       59        
                                      2002                           
  AVERAGE         65                        68     -3       70     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             3.22 1889   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.00                      2.53   0.47     5.46     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.86                      9.71   1.15    14.17     
  SINCE JAN 1     19.11                     15.55   3.56    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                        57    -46       17        
  SINCE MAR 1    567                       811   -244      535        
  SINCE JUL 1   3331                      3715   -384     3015        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        5        
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        64     35       85        
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       106     90      142        
  SINCE JAN 1    196                       106     90      148        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           5:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     38           3:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    59                                                        

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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      2022                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        39      1950                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE   5:55 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:17 PM EDT     
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   5:55 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:18 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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