CDUS41 KAKQ 060535 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 135 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 86 2:44 PM 92 1930 76 10 81 MINIMUM 55 5:46 AM 35 1931 53 2 57 AVERAGE 71 64 7 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.85 2024 0.13 -0.13 0.39 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.63 -0.63 0.86 SINCE MAR 1 2.69 7.81 -5.12 8.72 SINCE JAN 1 9.67 13.65 -3.98 16.97 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 0 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 31 20 11 0 SINCE MAR 1 499 774 -275 556 SINCE JUL 1 3565 3678 -113 3320 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 3 3 4 MONTH TO DATE 6 11 -5 41 SINCE MAR 1 123 53 70 138 SINCE JAN 1 123 53 70 138 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 80 6:00 AM LOWEST 21 2:00 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 95 1950 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 39 19201925 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM EDT SUNSET 8:04 PM EDT MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$