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CDUS41 KAKQ 240526
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
126 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 85 2:45 PM 95 1985 73 12 76
MINIMUM 50 4:42 AM 31 1940 49 1 51
AVERAGE 68 61 7 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.80 1892 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.59 2.38 -1.79 3.53
SINCE MAR 1 2.30 6.38 -4.08 7.85
SINCE JAN 1 9.28 12.22 -2.94 16.10
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 6 -6 1
MONTH TO DATE 108 201 -93 163
SINCE MAR 1 428 720 -292 546
SINCE JUL 1 3494 3624 -130 3310
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 2 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 89 23 66 57
SINCE MAR 1 109 28 81 80
SINCE JAN 1 109 28 81 80
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 5:00 AM
LOWEST 29 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 94 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 7:53 PM EDT
APRIL 25 2026.........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.
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