CDUS41 KAKQ 180536 CLIRIC CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 136 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 92 3:37 PM 94 1974 78 14 87 MINIMUM 63 4:29 AM 36 1984 56 7 66 AVERAGE 78 67 11 77 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.67 2018 0.12 -0.12 0.09 MONTH TO DATE 1.03 2.15 -1.12 3.00 SINCE MAR 1 3.72 9.33 -5.61 10.86 SINCE JAN 1 10.70 15.17 -4.47 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 51 22 11 SINCE MAR 1 541 805 -264 567 SINCE JUL 1 3607 3709 -102 3331 COOLING YESTERDAY 13 4 9 12 MONTH TO DATE 31 52 -21 88 SINCE MAR 1 148 94 54 185 SINCE JAN 1 148 94 54 185 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 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 78 6:00 AM LOWEST 34 2:00 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 95 19111962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1973 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. $$