307  
CDUS41 KAKQ 122226  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
526 PM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 50 3:32 PM 71 2005 47 3 42  
MINIMUM 28 8:02 AM -1 1942 29 -1 19  
AVERAGE 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.76 1915 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.91 1.26 0.65 1.47  
SINCE DEC 1 5.07 4.77 0.30 3.47  
SINCE JAN 1 1.91 1.26 0.65 1.47  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 6.0  
SINCE JUL 1 6.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 27 -1 34  
MONTH TO DATE 250 318 -68 398  
SINCE DEC 1 1067 1038 29 1091  
SINCE JUL 1 1684 1722 -38 1542  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63  
LOWEST 29  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 75 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 1 1912  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM EST SUNSET 5:12 PM EST  
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 7:23 AM EST SUNSET 5:13 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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