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CDUS41 KAKQ 172140
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
540 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2025
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 93 2:13 PM 99 1987 88 5 90
1988
MINIMUM 69 5:57 AM 56 1902 68 1 73
1963
1979
AVERAGE 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 3.17 1977 0.16 -0.15 0.10
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 2.67 -1.78 2.76
SINCE JUN 1 15.18 11.68 3.50 12.84
SINCE JAN 1 37.79 28.70 9.09 37.54
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 17
MONTH TO DATE 182 228 -46 259
SINCE JUN 1 1097 981 116 1178
SINCE JAN 1 1304 1149 155 1425
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97
LOWEST 52
AVERAGE 75
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 97 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1941
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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