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CDUS41 KAKQ 160530
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
130 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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 80 2:43 PM 97 1930 82 -2 79
MINIMUM 57 6:01 AM 44 1964 62 -5 60
1975
1985
AVERAGE 69 72 -3 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.52 1890 0.17 -0.17 T
MONTH TO DATE 5.00 2.45 2.55 0.85
SINCE SEP 1 5.00 2.45 2.55 0.85
SINCE JAN 1 37.23 33.38 3.85 40.28
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0
2002
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 2
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 2
COOLING
YESTERDAY 4 7 -3 5
MONTH TO DATE 205 132 73 72
SINCE SEP 1 205 132 73 72
SINCE JAN 1 1739 1442 297 1473
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 4:00 AM
LOWEST 42 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1991
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 1985
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 6:52 AM EDT SUNSET 7:15 PM EDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 6:53 AM EDT SUNSET 7:14 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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