CDUS41 KAKQ 040526 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 126 AM EDT MON MAY 04 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 65 4:24 PM 92 1913 75 -10 83 1965 MINIMUM 42 5:37 AM 34 1963 52 -10 66 AVERAGE 54 64 -10 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.34 1893 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.36 -0.36 T SINCE MAR 1 2.69 7.54 -4.85 7.86 SINCE JAN 1 9.67 13.38 -3.71 16.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 2.0 1.1 0.9 SINCE JUL 1 13.0 8.8 4.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 11 4 7 0 MONTH TO DATE 30 12 18 0 SINCE MAR 1 498 766 -268 556 SINCE JUL 1 3564 3670 -106 3320 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 10 MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 35 SINCE MAR 1 117 48 69 132 SINCE JAN 1 117 48 69 132 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 65 11:00 PM LOWEST 22 4:00 PM AVERAGE 44 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1965 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1986 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM EDT SUNSET 8:02 PM EDT MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:03 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$