912  
CDUS41 KAKQ 170636  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
136 AM EST FRI JAN 17 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 44 4:02 PM 73 1953 47 -3 32  
MINIMUM 13 4:54 AM 3 1972 29 -16 21  
1977  
AVERAGE 29 38 -9 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.28 2022 0.11 -0.11 0.21  
MONTH TO DATE 1.47 1.69 -0.22 4.55  
SINCE DEC 1 3.47 5.20 -1.73 13.42  
SINCE JAN 1 1.47 1.69 -0.22 4.55  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.3 1965 0.2 -0.2  
MONTH TO DATE 6.5 1.8 4.7  
SINCE DEC 1 6.5 3.6 2.9  
SINCE JUL 1 6.5 3.6 2.9  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 36 27 9 38  
MONTH TO DATE 529 426 103 386  
SINCE DEC 1 1222 1146 76 980  
SINCE JUL 1 1673 1830 -157 1570  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 80 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -1 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2025.......SUNRISE 7:22 AM EST SUNSET 5:17 PM EST  
JANUARY 18 2025.......SUNRISE 7:22 AM EST SUNSET 5:19 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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