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CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
531 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 22 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 86 1:01 PM 103 1930 90 -4 87  
1952  
MINIMUM 71 4:42 AM 55 1974 70 1 70  
AVERAGE 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.59 4.90 1969 0.14 1.45 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.28 3.06 3.22 10.37  
SINCE JUN 1 11.65 7.70 3.95 14.00  
SINCE JAN 1 25.29 24.72 0.57 36.61  
 
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 14 14 0 14  
MONTH TO DATE 369 318 51 346  
SINCE JUN 1 707 626 81 751  
SINCE JAN 1 964 794 170 958    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 11 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96  
LOWEST 70  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 90 103 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 55 1947  
1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE 6:05 AM EDT SUNSET 8:26 PM EDT  
JULY 23 2026..........SUNRISE 6:06 AM EDT SUNSET 8:25 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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