CDUS41 KAKQ 050528 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 128 AM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 80 3:58 PM 92 1965 75 5 72 MINIMUM 47 1:44 AM 32 1986 52 -5 61 AVERAGE 64 64 0 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.90 1978 0.14 -0.14 0.47 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.50 -0.50 0.47 SINCE MAR 1 2.69 7.68 -4.99 8.33 SINCE JAN 1 9.67 13.52 -3.85 16.58 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 1 4 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 31 16 15 0 SINCE MAR 1 499 770 -271 556 SINCE JUL 1 3565 3674 -109 3320 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 2 MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 37 SINCE MAR 1 117 50 67 134 SINCE JAN 1 117 50 67 134 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 66 6:00 AM LOWEST 22 1:00 PM AVERAGE 44 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1930 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1931 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM EDT SUNSET 8:03 PM EDT MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:04 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$