598  
CDUS41 KAKQ 210551  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
151 AM EDT MON APR 21 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 86 2:21 PM 95 1985 72 14 74  
MINIMUM 58 11:59 PM 29 1926 48 10 54  
AVERAGE 72 60 12 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.35 2008 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.53 2.04 1.49 1.35  
SINCE MAR 1 7.85 6.04 1.81 8.48  
SINCE JAN 1 16.10 11.88 4.22 17.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 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 0 7 -7 1  
MONTH TO DATE 162 183 -21 98  
SINCE MAR 1 545 702 -157 454  
SINCE JUL 1 3309 3606 -297 2934  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 45 17 28 26  
SINCE MAR 1 68 22 46 30  
SINCE JAN 1 68 22 46 36    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
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 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1957  
1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 21 2025.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 7:50 PM EDT  
APRIL 22 2025.........SUNRISE 6:25 AM EDT SUNSET 7:51 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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