CDUS41 KAKQ 082128
CLIRIC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
528 PM EDT THU MAY 08 2025

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...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         81   3:23 PM  92    1936  76      5       91
  MINIMUM         57   5:54 AM  37    1947  53      4       67
                                      1974
  AVERAGE         69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.22 1887   0.13  -0.13     0.00
                                      1901
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      1.01  -0.15     3.23
  SINCE MAR 1      8.72                      8.19   0.53    11.94
  SINCE JAN 1     16.97                     14.03   2.94    21.04

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1     11.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        29    -29        7
  SINCE MAR 1    556                       783   -227      525
  SINCE JUL 1   3320                      3687   -367     3005

 COOLING
  TODAY            4                         3      1       14
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        20     27       61
  SINCE MAR 1    144                        62     82      118
  SINCE JAN 1    144                        62     82      124
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96
 LOWEST     42
 AVERAGE    69

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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        31      1956


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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