076  
CDUS41 KAKQ 120529  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
1229 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 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 58 2:08 AM 72 1974 48 10 41  
1975  
2020  
MINIMUM 33 11:58 PM -8 1942 29 4 23  
AVERAGE 46 38 8 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.78 1975 0.11 -0.11 0.20  
MONTH TO DATE 1.91 1.16 0.75 1.47  
SINCE DEC 1 5.07 4.67 0.40 3.47  
SINCE JAN 1 1.91 1.16 0.75 1.47  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.6 1955 0.1 -0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.1 -1.1  
SINCE DEC 1 6.0 2.9 3.1  
SINCE JUL 1 6.0 2.9 3.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 27 -8 33  
MONTH TO DATE 224 291 -67 364  
SINCE DEC 1 1041 1011 30 1057  
SINCE JUL 1 1658 1695 -37 1508  
 
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 71 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -1 1942  
 
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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