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THE YEAR 2023
Springfield Park Summary January 2023
Springfield Park Summary January 2023
The average maximum temperature was 54.56 which was a departure of 7.1 degrees.
The average minimum temperature was 35.4 which was a departure of 7.7 degrees.
The mean temperature averaged 45 degrees which was a departure of 7.4 degrees.
The rainfall for the month was 2.93 inches that fell on 14 days and was a departure of -0.50 inches.
There was only a trace of frozen precipitation on the 14th that was a snow flurry that was hardly discernible.
The highest wind was 27 mph on Jan. 29th.
Richmond International Airport
The mean temperature was 46.2 degrees F the 6th warmest January on record since 1880.
The departure on the mean was 7.9 degrees F.
The average maximum was 56.4 degrees F which was a departure of 8.6.
The average minimum temperature was 39.9 a departure of 7.1 degree.
The highest temperature was 71 on the 3rd and lowest temperature for January was 26 on the 10th and the 11th.
There were only 14 days that the minimum was 32 degrees or less.
The total rainfall was 2.82 inches which was a departure of -0.41.
There was precipitation on 12 days of the month.
The only frozen precip. was a trace of snow on January 14th.
The Airport had 1 daily record for the month.
Record High Minimums- Jan 4th 58F - New Record - The old record was 57F in 2004, 1950.
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FEBRUARY
Springfield Park Summary February 2023
The mean temp. this month was 48.6 F, a departure of 6.9 F. The average max. was 59.8 F, a 7.5 F departure.
The ave. minimum temperature this month was 37.4 F which was a 16.3 F departure.
February’s mean temperature made it the 2nd warmest February on record; only 2017 was warmer.
The 2.49 inches of precipitation makes this February the 6th driest on record with a departure of -0.60 inches.
The 1.45 inches of precip. in a calendar day on the 12th was the 3rd highest on record for Feb.
This month was also the 2nd cloudiest February on record. The average temperature range was 22.4 F,
a departure of 1.2 F, which was the 6th highest temp. range on record for February.
The maximum wind gust during February was 31 mph occurring on February 5th and 15th.
The wind run for the month was 2632.6 miles the highest on record for February.
The average daily wind run was 94.0 miles also a record for Feb.
The highest barometer recorded for the month was 30.71 inches on the 4th and the 5th highest for Feb.
Springfield Park had only 0.4 inches of snow in February giving a -3.2-inch departure.
Springfield Park had 12 daily records for the 14-year period.
Springfield Park Winter Season Dec, Jan, Feb, 2023
Richmond International Airport
The mean temp. this month was 48.8 F, a departure of 7.0 F, and
the average max. was 60.2 F, a 8.6 F departure.
The ave. minimum temperature this month was 35.9 F which was a 7.1 F departure.
February’s mean temperature made it the 3rd warmest Feb.
The warmest day was on the 23rd with an 83 F as the daily mean was 64.5.
The coldest was Feb. 4th. The lowest max. temp. for the month was 40 F on the 14th.
There were 9 days below freezing.
The total precipitation for February was 2.10 inches with a deficit of -0.51 inches
which tied for the 37rd wettest
February since 1887. The Airport had 7 days with precip. and
no measurable snow with only a trace of snow on the 2nd.
February had a negative 2.2-inch snowfall departure.
The Richmond Airport had 3 daily records for high max. temps. and
3 high daily mean records but Wakefield doesn’t keep records for daily high means.
Richmond International Airport Winter Season Dec, Jan, Feb, 2023
Record High Daily Max Temps. 3
Feb 09th 74°F Tied the record set in 1894
Feb 23rd 83°F New Record - The old record was 75°F in 1925, 1985, 2017.
Feb 23rd 83°F Tied the record set in 1930, 1932 - - Highest Feb. Temp. on record
Record High Daily Mean 3
Feb 09th 61.0°F New Record - The old record was 60.0 in 1949.
Feb 16th 65.5°F New Record - The old record was 64.5 in 1990.
Feb 23rd 65.5°F New Record - The old record was 64.5 in 1922, 1925.
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MARCH
March 2023 - Springfield Park, Glen Allen, VA
March was a little warmer than average but below average precipitation.
The mean temperature for March was 49.5 degrees F which was a departure of 0.4 degrees F.
Only 9 fourteen-year daily records were recorded for March.
The 1.55 inches of precipitation for March was a -2.11-inch departure on the 14-year average and
the 2nd driest on record and 0.31 inches more than the Airport.
Springfield Park had 9 days that the minimum temperature was less than or equal to 32°F.
The average is 10.7 days. The 81.4 degrees F on the 23rd was the warmest temp. for this month.
The minimum temperature was 21.2 degrees F on the 20th and was the 8th lowest on record for March and damaged early spring plants.
The maximum daily temp. range for March was 36.0 degrees F on the 12th.
The average ground temperature at one foot for the month was 49.9°F, a 1.2 degrees F departure.
The most precipitation in a one day was only 0.20 inches on the 3th and tied for the record minimum.
The 0.14 inches of rain in one hour on the 29th set a new minimum rainfall intensity record.
There were only 13 days with measurable precipitation which was 3rd most for March.
March was a little clearer than average. The average relative humidity was 65.6 percent, a departure of 1.4 percent.
The maximum wind gust during March was 33mph which occurred on the 31st at 1803 hours from the SSW.
The wind run for March was 2731.8 miles making this March the 6th windiest in the past 14 years.
The highest barometer was 30.47 inches on the 21st which was the 4th lowest for March.
The lowest reading was only 29.34 inches on the 4th which was the lowest since 2018. There were no days with snow in March.
Springfield Park, Glen Allen, VA
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APRIL
April 2023
Springfield Park, Glen Allen - Henrico Co., VA
April was the third wettest April on record with 4.33 inches of precipitation which was a departure of 1.06 inches.
Measurable precipitation occurred on only 8 days which was the second least and the record for April is six.
The most precip. in a calendar day this month was 2.01 inches on the 28th which was a new record.
The most precip. in a 24-hour period for Apr. was 2.01 inches on the 28th which is the second most;
the record is 2.50 inches in 2014.
The max. temp. of 52.3 degrees F on the 8th was the lowest max.
The month had 6 thunderstorms which tied for the highest number on record for April.
The mean temp. for April of 61.1 F was a 2.2 deg. F departure from the 14-year average and
the 5th warmest April since 2009.
The average max. temp. was 73.9 F which was a 3.1 F departure.
The average min. was 48.4 degrees F which was a 1.3 F departure.
April was average in cloud cover.
The highest average daily temp. range of 38.6 was on the 11th and the minimum range was 10 degrees F on April 8th.
Freezing temperatures were recorded only once the 10th of the month and the average is 1.6 days.
The highest min. temp. was 61.3 F on the 6th.
The ground temperature was 59.7 F, the second highest since 2009, because of the early spring.
The daily wind run for April 1st was 228.6 a new record for April; the previous record was 226.1 set in 2011.
The min. barometer was 29.17 which was the lowest since March 12, 2014.
The highest barometer was 30.55 which was the 4th highest for April since 2009.
There was a total of 13 daily records or tied records for April for the 14-year pd.
Springfield Park reported no snow in April. The last measurable snow for April was 0.5 inch on April 7, 2018.
Richmond International Airport 2023
The April precipitation total was 4.05 inches, a departure of .87 inches. Measurable precip. occurred on only 9 days.
The Airport’s average mean temp. was 61.8 F with a departure of 3.4 degrees F.
The Airport had 2 new daily records or ties for April.
The daily mean temp. of 73.5 degrees F for the 5th was a new record; the previous record was 72.0degrees F in 1929.
Richmond had 1.76 inches of precipitation on April 28 which was a new record for April; the previous record was 1.34 inches in 1923.
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MAY
Springfield Park, Glen Allen, VA
May, with 2.44 inches of precipitation, was the 3rd driest May of the past 14 years and had 10 days with measurable precip.
May’s mean temperature was 64.1 F a -4.2 F departure and the 2nd coolest of 14 Mays on record.
Springfield Park had zero 90 F days in May; only the years 2012 and 2020 had no 90 F by the end of May.
The average max. temp. was 74.9 F a -3.9 F departure and the average min. was 53.3F a -4.4 F departure.
The ave. relative humidity for May was 72.1 percent a departure of only -0.1. The max. temp. range for May was only 30 F on the 11th.
The highest temp. for May was 86.8 on the 12th which was lowest ever recorded for May in the past 14 years.
The highest daily mean temp. of 74.6 F on May 12th was a new record lowest high daily mean for May.
The month’s lowest daily mean was 52.0 on the 3rd and was 5th lowest on record for May.
The maximum wind for the month was only 24 mph on the 1st and 2nd as May had no strong storms.
This was also the 5th cloudiest May since 2009. There were only 7 daily temp. records or ties set in May.
Springfield Park Spring Season March, April, May, 2023
Richmond International Airport
May’s precipitation was 4.47 inches which was a departure of 0.47inches and was the 43th wettest May since 1887.
The mean temp. for May was 64.8 F a -1.9 F dep. which made it the 33rd coolest May on record since 1897.
The average maximum for May was 75.5 F a -2.3 F departure. The average minimum was 54.1 F a-1.6 F departure.
The max. temp. for May was 87 F on the 8th; only 7 Mays have had lower max. temp. since 1897.
The lowest recorded temperature in May was 42 F on the 3rd and 5th.
Richmond Spring Season March, April, May, 2023
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JUNE
Springfield Park, Glen Allen, VA
Looking at the two graphs for the Airport and Springfield Park both show an abundance of below average temperatures particularly the 20th to the 23rd.
The 2.45 inches of rain is a departure of -2.32 inches and June was the 3rd driest June on record based on a 14-year average
with 9 days of measurable precipitation.
The mean temperature for June was 71.3 F with a -4.7 F departure and was the coolest June on record in the past 14 years.
The highest temperature for the month was 89.6 on the 26th and there were 2 days rounded up to equal to 90 F or greater which was a -6.4-day departure.
There were only 0 days the minimum temperature was equal to or greater than 70°F and the average is 8.6 days.
The average min. temp. of 60.3 F was the lowest on record for June. The highest min. for June was 69.5 F on the 23rd which set a new low record for June.
The maximum average temperature for June was 82.19 F a -4.0 F departure.
Springfield Park had 12 new daily records for the 14 years of records mainly for high temp. range records.
The highest daily temperature range in June was 32.8 F on June 10th which is a new maximum record for the date.
The minimum daily temp. range for June was only 8.6 F on June 22nd which was a new record low for the date;
the previous record was 12 F in 2018. The daily ave. temp. range for June was 21.9 F which was the 4th highest on record for June.
The hottest day with the highest daily mean was 78.3 F on the 30th which was the lowest on record for June.
June’s highest wind gust was 29 mph on the 21st. Springfield Park had no strong electrical thunderstorms.
The highest barometric pressure was 30.13 inches of mercury on the 1st, and the lowest pressure for June was 29.60 inches of mercury on the 16th.
The average cloud cover for this June was the highest on record. Much haze this month from wild fires in Canada obscured the sky.
The cloudiness is greater in June in part as cloudiness was used instead of “obscured by haze and smoke”.
Richmond International Airport
The Richmond International Airport had 3.64 inches of precipitation for June
which was a -1.00-inch departure, making it the 63rd driest June on record since 1887.
There were 12 days with measurable precip. The Airport had 1.19 inches more than Springfield Park in West Henrico.
The Airport’s mean temperature for June of 72.3 F was a -2.7 F departure from ave. and
the 24th coolest June since 1897.
The lowest mean on record since 1897 for June is 68.4 in 1907.
The Airport’s maximum temperature average for June was 82.9 F, a -2.7 F departure and is the 28th lowest average since 1897.
The Airport’s highest maximum temperature for June was 90 F on the 19th and 26th.
Only 3 years since 1897 have had a lower maximum temp. for June than 90 F and they were 1916, 1919, and 1972 with 89 F.
The lowest maximum temperature for June was 69 F on the rainy day of the 21st.
The min. temp. average for June was 61.7 F, a -2.8 F departure.
The Airport had 0 days the minimum temperature was greater than or equal to 70 F for the month.
The daily high mean temperature (hottest day) for June was 78.5 F on the 26th and the record is 77 F set in 1916.
The daily lowest mean temperature (coolest day) for June was 63.5 F on the 4th.
The max temperature range for June was 31 F on the 10th and the lowest was 5 F on the 21st.
The average daily temperature range was 21.2 F, a -0.1 F departure.
The Airport had 1 daily records in June.
June 22nd 9 F low temp range was the lowest on record for the date; the previous record was 10 F set in 2000.
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JULY
Springfield Park, Glen Allen, VA
Richmond International Airport
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AUGUST
Springfield Park, Glen Allen, VA
Springfield Park Summer Season June, July, August, 2023
Richmond International Airport
Richmond International Airport Summer Season June, July, August, 2023
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SEPTEMBER
Springfield Park, Glen Allen, VA
Richmond International Airport
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OCTOBER
Springfield Park, Glen Allen, VA
Richmond International Airport
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NOVEMBER
Springfield Park, Glen Allen, VA
Springfield Park Autumn Season Sep., Oct., Nov., 2023
The Richmond International Airport Autumn Season Sep., Oct., Nov., 2023
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DECEMBER
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