CDUS41 KAKQ 182130 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 530 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. 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) TODAY MAXIMUM 96R 2:59 PM 95 1911 78 18 80 1962 MINIMUM 66 4:40 AM 38 1973 56 10 62 AVERAGE 81 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 3.86 2018 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.03 2.28 -1.25 3.00 SINCE MAR 1 3.72 9.46 -5.74 10.86 SINCE JAN 1 10.70 15.30 -4.60 19.11 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 2.0 SINCE JUL 1 13.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 73 53 20 11 SINCE MAR 1 541 807 -266 567 SINCE JUL 1 3607 3711 -104 3331 COOLING TODAY 16 4 12 6 MONTH TO DATE 47 56 -9 94 SINCE MAR 1 164 98 66 191 SINCE JAN 1 164 98 66 191 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 LOWEST 28 AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 7897 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 38 1933 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:58 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 PM EDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 5:57 AM EDT SUNSET 8:15 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$