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CDUS41 KAKQ 182136
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
536 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2025
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 81 12:09 PM 97 2002 88 -7 90
MINIMUM 72 5:49 AM 54 1941 68 4 72
AVERAGE 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.83 5.58 1985 0.16 0.67 0.10
MONTH TO DATE 2.41 2.83 -0.42 2.86
SINCE JUN 1 16.70 11.84 4.86 12.94
SINCE JAN 1 39.31 28.86 10.45 37.64
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 12 12 0 16
MONTH TO DATE 194 240 -46 275
SINCE JUN 1 1109 993 116 1194
SINCE JAN 1 1316 1161 155 1441
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97
LOWEST 77
AVERAGE 87
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 2019
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1924
1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 6:28 AM EDT SUNSET 7:57 PM EDT
AUGUST 19 2025........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:56 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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