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CDUS41 KAKQ 200531
CLIRIC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
131 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2025
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..THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 74 5:11 PM 99 2019 87 -13 87
MINIMUM 68 5:31 AM 53 1924 67 1 67
1930
AVERAGE 71 77 -6 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.05 3.62 1957 0.16 -0.11 0.96
MONTH TO DATE 2.47 2.99 -0.52 3.82
SINCE JUN 1 16.76 12.00 4.76 13.90
SINCE JAN 1 39.37 29.02 10.35 38.60
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 6 12 -6 12
MONTH TO DATE 198 252 -54 287
SINCE JUN 1 1113 1005 108 1206
SINCE JAN 1 1320 1173 147 1453
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM
LOWEST 85 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 93
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THE RICHMOND VIRGINIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 102 1983
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1930
1998
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2025........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:55 PM EDT
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 7:53 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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