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CDUS41 KAKQ 090531
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
131 AM EDT THU APR 09 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 57 2:25 PM 91 1929 68 -11 55
MINIMUM 34 6:01 AM 28 1990 44 -10 37
AVERAGE 46 56 -10 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.36 1895 0.11 -0.11 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.82 -0.33 1.77
SINCE MAR 1 2.20 4.82 -2.62 6.09
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 10.66 -1.48 14.34
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 19 10 9 19
MONTH TO DATE 41 87 -46 55
SINCE MAR 1 361 606 -245 438
SINCE JUL 1 3427 3510 -83 3202
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 26 4 22 30
SINCE MAR 1 46 9 37 53
SINCE JAN 1 46 9 37 53
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
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 82 11:00 PM
LOWEST 20 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 92 2001
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 27 1930
1972
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 6:43 AM EDT SUNSET 7:39 PM EDT
APRIL 10 2026.........SUNRISE 6:42 AM EDT SUNSET 7:40 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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