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CDUS41 KAKQ 170530
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
130 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 92 3:12 PM 93 1976 71 21 66
MINIMUM 61 5:55 AM 27 1943 47 14 42
AVERAGE 77 59 18 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.76 1987 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 1.63 -1.14 3.53
SINCE MAR 1 2.20 5.63 -3.43 7.85
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 11.47 -2.29 16.10
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1935 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 2.0 1.1 0.9
SINCE JUL 1 13.0 8.8 4.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 11
MONTH TO DATE 66 155 -89 146
SINCE MAR 1 386 674 -288 529
SINCE JUL 1 3452 3578 -126 3293
COOLING
YESTERDAY 12 1 11 0
MONTH TO DATE 67 12 55 30
SINCE MAR 1 87 17 70 53
SINCE JAN 1 87 17 70 53
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 6:00 AM
LOWEST 27 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 96 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 31 1928
1949
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM EDT SUNSET 7:47 PM EDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:48 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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