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CDUS41 KAKQ 170531
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
131 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 90 3:59 PM 101 1954 88 2 89
MINIMUM 72 11:59 PM 53 1963 68 4 65
AVERAGE 81 78 3 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 166 215 -49 242
SINCE JUN 1 1081 968 113 1161
SINCE JAN 1 1288 1136 152 1408
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM
LOWEST 48 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 99 1987
1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 56 1902
1963
1979
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 6:27 AM EDT SUNSET 7:59 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:57 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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