442  
CDUS41 KAKQ 162130  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
530 PM EDT WED APR 16 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2025
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 66 3:58 PM 93 1976 71 -5 76  
MINIMUM 45 5:19 AM 27 1943 47 -2 57  
AVERAGE 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.76 1987 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.53 1.63 1.90 1.33  
SINCE MAR 1 7.85 5.63 2.22 8.46  
SINCE JAN 1 16.10 11.47 4.63 17.56  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 11.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 8 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 144 155 -11 89  
SINCE MAR 1 527 674 -147 445  
SINCE JUL 1 3291 3578 -287 2925  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 30 12 18 18  
SINCE MAR 1 53 17 36 22  
SINCE JAN 1 53 17 36 28    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 52  
LOWEST 19  
AVERAGE 36  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 96 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 31 1928  
1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2025.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM EDT SUNSET 7:46 PM EDT  
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 7:47 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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