355  
CDUS41 KAKQ 262125  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
525 PM EDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 87 3:57 PM 99 1975 86 1 81  
2016  
MINIMUM 62 5:10 AM 52 1942 67 -5 60  
AVERAGE 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.07 1922 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.89 4.13 1.76 2.53  
SINCE JUN 1 18.59 13.14 5.45 16.82  
SINCE JAN 1 32.23 30.16 2.07 39.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 6 -6 6  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 12 -2 6  
MONTH TO DATE 393 336 57 259  
SINCE JUN 1 1202 1089 113 1174  
SINCE JAN 1 1459 1257 202 1381    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 45  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 98 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 53 1919  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 6:35 AM EDT SUNSET 7:47 PM EDT  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM EDT SUNSET 7:45 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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