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CDUS41 KAKQ 172131  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
531 PM EDT THU APR 17 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 67 3:39 PM 96 1976 71 -4 78  
MINIMUM 36 4:56 AM 31 1928 47 -11 54  
1949  
AVERAGE 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.65 1910 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.53 1.73 1.80 1.33  
SINCE MAR 1 7.85 5.73 2.12 8.46  
SINCE JAN 1 16.10 11.57 4.53 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 13 7 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 159 162 -3 89  
SINCE MAR 1 542 681 -139 445  
SINCE JUL 1 3306 3585 -279 2925  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 30 13 17 19  
SINCE MAR 1 53 18 35 23  
SINCE JAN 1 53 18 35 29    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82  
LOWEST 24  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 95 1976  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 29 1951  
 
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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