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CDUS41 KAKQ 120528  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
128 AM EDT SUN APR 12 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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 79 3:27 PM 92 1930 69 10 52  
MINIMUM 48 4:44 AM 27 1960 45 3 46  
AVERAGE 64 57 7 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.37 2025 0.10 -0.10 1.37  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 1.13 -0.64 3.17  
SINCE MAR 1 2.20 5.13 -2.93 7.49  
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 10.97 -1.79 15.74  
 
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 1 9 -8 16  
MONTH TO DATE 65 114 -49 105  
SINCE MAR 1 385 633 -248 488  
SINCE JUL 1 3451 3537 -86 3252  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 7 19 30  
SINCE MAR 1 46 12 34 53  
SINCE JAN 1 46 12 34 53    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
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 83 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 34 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 28 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 12 2026.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM EDT SUNSET 7:42 PM EDT  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:43 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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