531  
CDUS41 KAKQ 190539  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
139 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2025  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 81 12:09 PM 97 2002 88 -7 90  
MINIMUM 69 10:34 PM 54 1941 68 1 72  
AVERAGE 75 78 -3 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.84 5.58 1985 0.16 0.68 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 2.42 2.83 -0.41 2.86  
SINCE JUN 1 16.71 11.84 4.87 12.94  
SINCE JAN 1 39.32 28.86 10.46 37.64  
 
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 10 12 -2 16  
MONTH TO DATE 192 240 -48 275  
SINCE JUN 1 1107 993 114 1194  
SINCE JAN 1 1314 1161 153 1441    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 77 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1924  
1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2025........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:56 PM EDT  
AUGUST 20 2025........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:55 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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