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CDUS41 KAKQ 200532
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
132 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 72 2:52 AM 93 1941 72 0 85
1985
MINIMUM 38 11:36 PM 29 2001 48 -10 61
AVERAGE 55 60 -5 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.10 1.50 1900 0.11 -0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.59 1.94 -1.35 3.53
SINCE MAR 1 2.30 5.94 -3.64 7.85
SINCE JAN 1 9.28 11.78 -2.50 16.10
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 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 10 7 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 76 176 -100 162
SINCE MAR 1 396 695 -299 545
SINCE JUL 1 3462 3599 -137 3309
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 8
MONTH TO DATE 86 15 71 38
SINCE MAR 1 106 20 86 61
SINCE JAN 1 106 20 86 61
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 11:00 AM
LOWEST 42 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1926
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:49 PM EDT
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:50 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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