CDUS41 KAKQ 240529 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 129 AM EDT WED APR 24 2024 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2024 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 73 4:24 PM 95 1985 73 0 72 MINIMUM 37 5:39 AM 31 1940 49 -12 49 AVERAGE 55 61 -6 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.80 1892 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.57 2.38 -0.81 1.81 SINCE MAR 1 8.70 6.38 2.32 3.05 SINCE JAN 1 17.80 12.22 5.58 7.97 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1 SINCE JUL 1 0.7 8.8 -8.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 10 6 4 4 MONTH TO DATE 136 201 -65 100 SINCE MAR 1 492 720 -228 529 SINCE JUL 1 2972 3624 -652 2925 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 26 23 3 53 SINCE MAR 1 30 28 2 55 SINCE JAN 1 36 28 8 57 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0 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 82 4:00 AM LOWEST 25 3:00 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 94 1925 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1930 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 24 2024.........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 7:53 PM EDT APRIL 25 2024.........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 7:54 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$