CDUS41 KAKQ 200532 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 132 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 96 4:50 PM 97 1962 78 18 82 MINIMUM 71 5:14 AM 38 1933 57 14 57 AVERAGE 84 67 17 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.40 1908 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.03 2.40 -1.37 3.00 SINCE MAR 1 3.72 9.58 -5.86 10.86 SINCE JAN 1 10.70 15.42 -4.72 19.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0 2002 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 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 73 55 18 11 SINCE MAR 1 541 809 -268 567 SINCE JUL 1 3607 3713 -106 3331 COOLING YESTERDAY 19 4 15 5 MONTH TO DATE 66 60 6 99 SINCE MAR 1 183 102 81 196 SINCE JAN 1 183 102 81 196 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 81 4:00 AM LOWEST 30 5:00 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 97 2022 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 41 1976 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:16 PM EDT MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 5:56 AM EDT SUNSET 8:17 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$