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CDUS41 KAKQ 160535  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
135 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 90 4:36 PM 98 1900 88 2 89  
MINIMUM 71 5:05 AM 51 1963 68 3 64  
1983  
AVERAGE 81 78 3 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.45 1940 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.88 2.36 -1.48 2.66  
SINCE JUN 1 15.17 11.37 3.80 12.74  
SINCE JAN 1 37.78 28.39 9.39 37.44  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2001 0.0 0.0  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 6 6 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 13 3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 150 202 -52 230  
SINCE JUN 1 1065 955 110 1149  
SINCE JAN 1 1272 1123 149 1396    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 57 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 101 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2025........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:00 PM EDT  
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 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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