CDUS41 KAKQ 070529 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 129 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 73 4:49 PM 95 1950 76 -3 76 MINIMUM 63 10:11 AM 39 1920 53 10 56 1925 AVERAGE 68 64 4 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.09 1.75 1907 0.12 -0.03 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.75 -0.66 0.86 SINCE MAR 1 2.78 7.93 -5.15 8.72 SINCE JAN 1 9.76 13.77 -4.01 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 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 31 23 8 0 SINCE MAR 1 499 777 -278 556 SINCE JUL 1 3565 3681 -116 3320 COOLING YESTERDAY 3 3 0 1 MONTH TO DATE 9 14 -5 42 SINCE MAR 1 126 56 70 139 SINCE JAN 1 126 56 70 139 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 10:00 AM LOWEST 64 5:00 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1934 1940 1943 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 37 1968 1970 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM EDT SUNSET 8:05 PM EDT MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$