030  
CDUS41 KAKQ 180632  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
132 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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 62 3:28 PM 81 1976 52 10 46  
MINIMUM 32 5:52 AM 4 1958 31 1 33  
AVERAGE 47 41 6 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.21 1998 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.48 1.53 -0.05 5.16  
SINCE DEC 1 8.07 8.27 -0.20 9.98  
SINCE JAN 1 4.91 4.76 0.15 7.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1902 0.1 -0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 2.0 1.4 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 11.0 6.9 4.1  
SINCE JUL 1 11.0 6.9 4.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 24 -6 25  
MONTH TO DATE 525 427 98 384  
SINCE DEC 1 2240 1975 265 2045  
SINCE JUL 1 2857 2659 198 2496  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 77 1976  
2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 6 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 18 2026......SUNRISE 6:55 AM EST SUNSET 5:52 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 19 2026......SUNRISE 6:54 AM EST SUNSET 5:53 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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