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CDUS41 KAKQ 162131
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
531 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2025
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 90 3:59 PM 101 1954 88 2 89
MINIMUM 72 5:21 AM 53 1963 68 4 65
AVERAGE 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.10 2007 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.88 2.51 -1.63 2.66
SINCE JUN 1 15.17 11.52 3.65 12.74
SINCE JAN 1 37.78 28.54 9.24 37.44
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 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
TODAY 16 13 3 12
MONTH TO DATE 166 215 -49 242
SINCE JUN 1 1081 968 113 1161
SINCE JAN 1 1288 1136 152 1408
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100
LOWEST 48
AVERAGE 74
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 99 1987
1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 56 1902
1963
1979
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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