976  
CDUS41 KAKQ 130532  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
132 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 76 3:50 PM 95 1930 70 6 55  
MINIMUM 52 2:59 AM 28 1973 45 7 44  
AVERAGE 64 57 7 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.54 1959 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 1.24 -0.75 3.17  
SINCE MAR 1 2.20 5.24 -3.04 7.49  
SINCE JAN 1 9.18 11.08 -1.90 15.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.7 1918 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 1 9 -8 15  
MONTH TO DATE 66 123 -57 120  
SINCE MAR 1 386 642 -256 503  
SINCE JUL 1 3452 3546 -94 3267  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 8 18 30  
SINCE MAR 1 46 13 33 53  
SINCE JAN 1 46 13 33 53    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 25 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM EDT SUNSET 7:43 PM EDT  
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 6:36 AM EDT SUNSET 7:44 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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