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CDUS41 KAKQ 170527  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
127 AM EDT THU APR 17 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 66 4:35 PM 93 1976 71 -5 76  
MINIMUM 42 11:51 PM 27 1943 47 -5 57  
AVERAGE 54 59 -5 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1935 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1  
SINCE JUL 1 11.7 8.8 2.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 11 8 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 146 155 -9 89  
SINCE MAR 1 529 674 -145 445  
SINCE JUL 1 3293 3578 -285 2925  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 19 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 96 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 31 1928  
1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 7:47 PM EDT  
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:48 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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